Sweet Serenity

Every year around the same time I sit on the sand at the beach & just take a deep breath. It doesn't matter what's going on in my life. It doesn't matter how many phone calls I get or how many emails. It doesn't matter what kind of turmoil or excitement I have. I take a deep breath & I am instantly transported to a place where none of it matters. None of it has any bearing on what I am feeling at that exact moment.

Every year I sit in the warm sand, drink in the sun & marvel at my sweet serenity. It's not that I don't go to the beach all year long. As everyone knows, I do. But that first time of the year when the sand is warm between your toes is so delicious. There's a different feel & a different smell. One that lets me know, I am renewed. I no longer have to carry around my burdens. I can leave them at the boardwalk.

It's a love & a passion like no other. I feel somehow connected to the ocean and connected to the sun. I feel at peace there. I feel like it's where I belong.

I used to enjoy it alone. Then with Rob. Now I enjoy it with Meredith & Sean. And they, thank goodness, enjoy it with me. At first I was afraid that Sean wouldn't be much a beach person. I thought he wouldn't do well with the heat & sun. Much to my delight.... he not only does well, but LOVES it. Of course we enjoy it as a family of 4, as well, when Rob is able to join us.

With each passing step in my life, my love & passion for the beach grows. It evolves into something new. Now I get to watch as my kids grow a love & respect for the ocean, sand and sun. I get to watch as they discover what they love about those things.

 
















I get to watch as my kids play in the sand & learn about each other. I get to watch as they figure out how to relate to each other.

Sean even reached a very important milestone today. While sitting, he reached over his leg & crossed midline to get his toy. His physical therapist is going to be so proud tomorrow.  See? There is just something about the beach.

Of course he did a face plant & I was sure my mommy card was going to revoked when I plucked Sean up off the sand & his whole face was covered, but.... he was fine. Apparently it just tasted good.

We got a special treat today at the end of our beach day. There was a man with a parrot & a macaw. Meredith held the parrot like a baby & even held the macaw on her arm. Of course she refused to let him take a pic & then refused to walk away with no pic. She said "no mommy you hold it & take a pic." This is what we got.

What is your sweet serenity? What makes you leaves your cares behind?