Hooray! Hooray!!

Hooray1 Hooray!!    We 're on our way.....our "BIG WATER" vacation begins today!

"The sea is His, for He made it; 

And His hands formed the dry land." (Psalm 95:5, NKJV)

"Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the Lord our God our Maker." .(Psalm 95:6, NKJV)

MEDITATION MONDAY!

In the beginning God created.....

The sea (NIV) ocean (CEV) is His for he made it. (Psalm 95:5)

CONSIDER THE HANDIWORK OF GOD!

The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament shows His handiwork. ((Psalm 19:1)

What great glimpses we've had of the work of His hands as we have traveled the eastern coast of Florida!

From banyan trees and palm trees .....

to bald eagles perching & soaring at May Port......

.............to a sand crane family on the golf course....

and the deep rich blues of the Atlantic Ocean,

God's creative hand has done a great work!

Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord, (Psalm 150.6) let all rejoice
as they consider the handiwork of God.

A.B.C.......(I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q)......X.Y.Z. at the beach!

I---International Meals---USA, Italy,  Mexico and Canada

J---javelin throw event and jellyfish (hooray we had none except a piece of one found while crabbing

K--kite flying and kelp (hooray, this year no kelp either)

L---lakes and lagoons

M---Majestica Beach on 30A, our favorite

N---Natural beauty from God's hand (Psalm 24:1 & Psalm 95:5)

O---lympics at the beach---broad jump, hurdles and relay

P---Pelicans, piers and palm trees

Q---Quiet moments

Methodist Memories

The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof ...(Psalm 24:) The sea is His for He made it ...(Psalm 95:5)---both from my feeble memory.

Blue Mountain Beach, FL---first view captured on iPhone--too blue to even look real, but it is!

Those verses and the lyrics and melodies from these old hymns flooded my thoughts today as I was surrounded by the beauty of His creation.

All Creatures Of Our God And King (Hymn #62)

All creatures of our God and King, Lift up your voice and with us sing

Alleluia, Alleluia!

Thou burning sun with golden beam, Thou silver moon with softer gleam,

O praise Him, O praise Him, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

For The Beauty Of The Earth (Hymn # 92)

For the beauty of the earth, For the glory of the skies,

For the love which from our birth,Over and around us lies;

Lord of all, to Thee we raise, This our hymn of grateful praise.

This is My Father's World (Hymn #144)

This is my Father's world and to my listening ears
all nature sings, and round me rings, the music of the spheres. 
This is my Father's world: I rest me in the thought
of rocks and trees, of skies and sees; His hand the wonders wrought.

View from our table at the Vue on 30a where we had Sunday brunch. Restaurant had jazz musican but my heart kept humming the old familiar hymns.

"antic-TEA-pation"

   The sea is His, for it was He who made it,....(Psalm 95:5, NASB)

I know that's a stretch on a "tea" word play but I'm so excited and filled with anticipation about our upcoming trip to Seagrove, FL that I cut myself some slack. Only 1 more day 'til we ALL meet up beachside. We just have to start heading that way today---so everything is ready for tomorrow---the big day at "Big Water."

We're ALL going to be together at "Big Water" as Nathan dubbed the beach in 2003.
The emerald ocean and white sandy beach that stretches as far as the eye can see would certainly look like "BIG water" to an 18 month old.  

Almost choking on my cuppa of antic-TEA-pation this morning because it is so full!!

HOORAY! HOORAY! OUR FAMILY VACATION BEGINS TODAY!

PAINTING BY THE SEA.....

8/1/11.........HIS sea! What a backdrop for the grandboys "painting by the sea night" which YaYa has for them every year.

The sea is His, for it was He who made it, And His hands formed the dry land. (Psalm 95:5)

What a variety of unique creatures God gave for our enjoyment during our week at "big water." The boys painted them all. It was good, indeed!

So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. (Genesis 1:1)