Today I took my younger 3 children to the beach. The weather didn’t seem to want to cooperate with rain clouds and lightning threatening us, but we were determined and decided to brave the storm.
We drove for over 30 minutes before we saw sunlight and our hopes were high once again. The beach outing was part of my girl’s cheer team event. It was a huge event that was planned for many months and my girls were very excited and would have been disappointed if I had let the rain clouds change our plans.
The day was beautiful at the beach and it was a pleasure watching my girls socialize with their little friends. But what was most precious to see was how they included their little brother and let him tag along. I guess that is one of the blessings of having a large family and homeschooling them. They love being with each other and will involve each other in their individual activities. Now, don’t misunderstand, we have our moments of tantrums and sibling disagreements, but for the most part, they get along.
As I watched my children play in the sand they came running to me with excitement in their little eyes and their arms waving while one of them carried a sand pail very gingerly. I could only imagine the treasures they were about to share with me. They had found several sand dollars and a variety of shells. We made sure that the shells were void of critters and washed them out. They were so proud of their treasures and could not wait to get home to show their Daddy.
Our day unfortunately was cut short because the threatening clouds had found our hideaway. We had to gather our treasures and belongings and make a run for the car, because of the dangerous lightning storm that had managed to find its way to the beach we were enjoying.
Nevertheless, my children were able to enjoy a few hours at the beach with their friends and bring back some treasures to remember their day at the beach. Life is good.
The Chronicles continue…
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