My birthday month was filled with gifts from the One who knows me best!! Things that make my heart smile, things that assure me of His love for me, and things that reflect the intimacy of a relationship with the One who created me! He filled my days with glimpses of Himself and the reality that we walk together in this garden called life.
The beach has always been an integral part of my walk with G0d. From as far back as I can remember, the beach and all of the beauties that fill the ocean have been a part of my world. My parents took us to the beach every year and sometimes more than once. It was a place of peace, serenity, joy, excitement, and exploration. It held the promise of sweet memories of family and friends as well as a clear understanding that there was a G0d bigger than I could imagine.
It was at the beach that I surrendered my whole life to the One who loves me and gave His life for me. He took my heart that night on the beach and has held it close every since…never leaving me, never giving up on me. My life was no longer mine…it is HIS. He meets me there every time. Whether on the Eastern Seaboard of the USA, the west coast or southern coast of Afr!ca, the shores of the Hawaiian islands, or the rocky shores of Korea, the Lover of my Soul walks with me there.
From the waves crashing on the shore to all kinds of seashells, there is a display of the greatness of my G0d. From the puffer fish to the sea anemones under the surface of the salty water a whole different world awaits our curious souls. The vastness of the One who made us can only be known as we stop… taking in the beauty of all that lives around us, taking a walk with Him, and allowing Him to open our eyes to the details of every day.