Ocean Therapy

Well, today was a great day (despite the fact that I am still arguing with a Hotel chain who refuses to compensate us in any way for our inconvenience) Yesterday we drove to a little town outside of Savannah Georgia called Tybee Island. We were craving some ocean time and it was perfect. It is a quaint town not over commercialized yet and is very peaceful. We stayed at an ocean front hotel at a very reasonable price. Last night we walked out on the beach and onto a fishing pier and the boys got to see a guy catch a HUGE stingray! They thought it was great! Then this morning I got up before everyone else and sat out on our balcony just listening to the waves and spending time with God...it was AWESOME!

We spent the morning and part of the afternoon on the beach which the boys LOVED! We built sandcastles with lakes and moats, collected seashells, and even found two live sand dollars that we rescued from other kids and set free in the sea! I cannot wait to post pictures they are great! I could not believe the boys loved the beach so much...we are already planning our next vacation, hopefully renting a little cottage or beach house or something on the shoreline closer to home, maybe Jersey or something.

We are now in North Carolina we found yet another hotel with a pool and the boys are in Heaven! Luke insists that we quit living at home and just "hotel hop" :-) We are seriously considering it! My only concern now is Easter. At this point we are planning on being back home tomorrow night and in the craziness of everything I never got Easter outfits or Easter basket goodies for the boys! Luke keeps talking about the Easter present and Easter basket the Bunny always hides for him on Easter morning and I am somehow going to have to come up with that... I am sure we will think of something!

I am constantly amazed at how God has provided all of the right things at the right times for us and I know he will continue to do so. I am stil somewhat in shock from all that has happened in the last few months. Today is exactly four weeks since Asher's birthday and in some ways it feels like it was a year ago and in others it seems like just yesterday. I miss him so much but know that I am so blessed and though I hurt because he is no longer with us, my heart is also so filled with a joy that I would never have known otherwise. I guess that is love...tough to explain but such an amazing gift from our God! The healing is far from over, but this trip has been a great start...it has helped me to remember that God's grace is TRULY sufficient!

Please continue to pray for safe and easy travel for all of us, especially since the boys seem to be coming down with colds...I am sure it has NOTHING to do with the germ infested things they touched at Disney! (For those who don't know me...I am a germ o phob, Every time they touched anything at the parks I cringed) :-) We should be home tomorrow evening unless we change our minds and never return :-) Please also continue to pray for Baby Eva. Her mom has listed some more specific requests on her blog and would appreciate continued prayer...God is certainly present in that situation and is working beautifully! Happy Good Friday!