Ebb and Flow



It’s been so stormy here, on and off all month of July. The ebb and flow of LOTS of rain and thunder and dark skies. A hurricane passing by in the middle of the day. Roads flooding. Lighting flashing by. Thunder rolling.

But so is the season of life. There’s a rainbow after the rain......


We’ve been making what of it we may, we don’t let the rain spoil our summer. Yes, we have had to revise plans on occasion, but they were never completely ruined. 

In between dancing around the rain drops and the lightning striking, we spend our days busy, sun kissed on the shore, by the sun. Walking, swimming, playing, boating, rehearsing for plays, eating ice cream, dancing to concerts, bumping into best friends on aquarium trips, catching the most amazing sunsets. Weekends spent splashing in the salty ocean. We make memories, we make life plans, we make laughter. 

At night we stay safe inside our cozy, beautiful home where the summer sun rises and sets, seeping through every window that allows. Our home is full of life. Our home is full of love and laughter and I couldn’t ask for anything more.  Soon the sun will set on the last days of summer and we will long for these hot, lingering, carefree days once again. 

Here is the place where my children can always come back and relive these days of the past. Right here is where their memories are kept. They might not remember it all. Maybe they'll remember the feel of the salty ocean water on their skin, or how it felt to jump off the swim platform for the first time everyday, anticipating hitting the cold water, sinking to the bottom, pushing off the sandy ocean floor with their feet and resurfacing.

But, what I hope they remember the most is how happy and loved we tried to make them feel. How we gave them a childhood of fond memories. 

I hope they remember the feeling of  being unconditionally loved and cared for the most. 






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