A Favorite Place

A "must" for us every January is to play on the beach in Huntington. 

We can chronicle the growth of our children by the pictures we've taken on this beach.  First just Maddie and AJ, then we added Kaden and Carson to the sandy photos.  From toddlers holding onto our fingers for stability in the oncoming waves, to long pre-teen legs wandering the water's edge, the background of the ocean stays the same, while the kids in the pictures race to grow up. 

It's a healthy dose of perspective to stand at the edge of the ocean and look at forever.  It gives me my yearly reminder of "little fish, big pond" - which only serves to make my Father's attention even more amazing.  The song begins to play in my head: "Who am I that the Lord of all the earth, would care to know my name..."