INSPIRASUNS

I try my best each day in this little blog to share the love that I feel from our Father. I try to encourage and share the moments when I’ve seen him at work. I also try to encourage you to reach out and ask for God’s guidance when you need it and to not hesitate to ask for prayer when you feel you need it. Well, sometimes you need a spoonful of your own words I guess.

Last night my husband and I went to the beach to watch the sunset, (header picture of today’s little blog post). We haven’t been there in several months. Most of you know, there is no other place I would rather be than at the beach. Usually after a long day, even as crazy as it might get or as frazzled as I may feel when I sit down and just listen to the waves and look out onto the horizon I feel everything relax. Hard to explain I guess, but it just happens. Ya, the beach is my happy place 🙂 .

But…what happens when your happy place wasn’t? Last night was one of those times. I was working on something when my husband ducked in to ask what time I was thinking of leaving for the beach, I looked at the clock and started to run down the traffic and drive time in my head, ugh, where had my day gone? I found a stopping point, we grabbed some beverages, tossed them in the cooler, grabbed chairs, and headed out. Ok I thought, this will be nice to just sit and veg for a bit. Ha, little did I know.

As usual, the traffic was awful, duh, it was after 5:30pm and everyone was headed home from work. And…of course, the usual goofballs were doing the crazy driving stunts, you know, no turn signals, weaving in and out of traffic, running red lights, ya the usual. We managed through the zoo of traffic and almost to our favorite beach spot when I said, “I’m really hoping our parking area isn’t packed”. That’s not exactly how I said it given the trip we were having to get there, (you can guess how I phrased it). Sure enough, when we arrived, every parking space was full. However, it wasn’t full of cars that could legally be there! You see, the parking in this area is for people with beach parking permits on their vehicles. I counted no less than four cars without such permits 😦 .

We headed down to the next entrance, all the while I’m looking at the time tick away and the sun getting lower. We found a space and headed for the beach. As we got closer I notice that the first walkway, where you would step down into the sand, well was still washed away from Ian. We moved over to what I thought was a little boardwalk-type bridge, nope, the first section was gone, again from Ian. We managed our way kind of up over a little sand dune around the bridge. I was missing our favorite entrance where we just walk right onto the beach.

Anyway, we got settled into chairs when I began to look around. Things just didn’t feel right and this certainly wasn’t making me feel happy. I noticed a couple of people with dogs, (not allowed on our public beaches), people had loud music playing, then of course the dreaded photo takers who stop literally right in front of where you are sitting when you aren’t near anyone. Oh, my happy place wasn’t happy last night.

We watched the sunset, which was beautiful as always, and my husband said he was ready to head out whenever I was. It commented we could go as I just wasn’t feeling it. He had gathered that already. I left not feeling relaxed, not feeling the water wash away the stress of the day, I left out of sorts.

As I sit here and type this little blog this morning, I’m reflecting on why things went the way they did, and I have to tell ya, I’m at a loss. This morning I’m feeling bummed and I guess I just want to ask for prayers. Help me out of this little funk friends. I know we all go through it, we all have days or times when we just need a boost of positivity, and I can’t think of any better way to get it than to ask for prayers from friends 🙂 .

It’s time to take my own advice, sit with Father and ask him for strength and guidance, and of course remember the many, many blessings, (like you all), in my life. And…give thanks for the gift of the ocean and beach, my happy place 🙂 .

Thank you my friends for your support and for your prayers today, have a great day 🙂 .

Matthew 11:28
come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.