A fisherman called the kids over to see his catch of the day. Tasty, eh?
The kids enjoyed building sand castles. Actually, shell castles is probably more of an accurate description.
The Girl and her friend built a very unique castle out of shells, complete with moat.
And now that we have conquered the beach and established settlements, how about an oozy, slippery, messy mud fight?
Dirty enough, Branch?
ChubChub proudly wore The Muddy Badge of Being on the Losing Side.
After a change of clothes, the ladies decided to take a brief respite and warm up a bit in the sunshine. A snack of potato chips would be fine, too, wouldn't it?
Uh-oh, someone else heard a rumor that the ladies had the snacks. Scoot over, gals!
They were even kind enough to share this treasure with all of us!
Poppins spent some time "fishing for men"; one of these two was a previous acquaintance, and it was good to see him again. He and his brother could use your prayers. Please remember Nathan and Mike...
We were surrounded by Grackles and Brown-headed Cowbirds just waiting patiently for a crumb to fall.
Anders and our friend Peter spent time with the cast net, trying to bring in some bait fish.
Run, run! The playground's a-waiting!
And now for a "God cares about my details" Moment: The woman in the following photo stopped to ask if she could photograph a collection of shells that the kids had piled on the table. We began talking and she finally took a seat to answer Mean Ol' Mama's burning questions about the verbal system/grammatical layout of Arabic. Turns out she speaks French, Hebrew, and Arabic. She understood exactly what was being asked and was able to respond very succinctly and comprehensively. These were thoughts and quandries that Mean Ol' Mama had pondered for quite a few months. On the beach, folks. Now tell me that God doesn't care about the details...
God even cares enough to send one final touch of grace to an extraordinarly special day with friends.
The kids enjoyed building sand castles. Actually, shell castles is probably more of an accurate description.
The Girl and her friend built a very unique castle out of shells, complete with moat.
And now that we have conquered the beach and established settlements, how about an oozy, slippery, messy mud fight?
Dirty enough, Branch?
ChubChub proudly wore The Muddy Badge of Being on the Losing Side.
After a change of clothes, the ladies decided to take a brief respite and warm up a bit in the sunshine. A snack of potato chips would be fine, too, wouldn't it?
Uh-oh, someone else heard a rumor that the ladies had the snacks. Scoot over, gals!
They were even kind enough to share this treasure with all of us!
Poppins spent some time "fishing for men"; one of these two was a previous acquaintance, and it was good to see him again. He and his brother could use your prayers. Please remember Nathan and Mike...
We were surrounded by Grackles and Brown-headed Cowbirds just waiting patiently for a crumb to fall.
Anders and our friend Peter spent time with the cast net, trying to bring in some bait fish.
Run, run! The playground's a-waiting!
And now for a "God cares about my details" Moment: The woman in the following photo stopped to ask if she could photograph a collection of shells that the kids had piled on the table. We began talking and she finally took a seat to answer Mean Ol' Mama's burning questions about the verbal system/grammatical layout of Arabic. Turns out she speaks French, Hebrew, and Arabic. She understood exactly what was being asked and was able to respond very succinctly and comprehensively. These were thoughts and quandries that Mean Ol' Mama had pondered for quite a few months. On the beach, folks. Now tell me that God doesn't care about the details...
God even cares enough to send one final touch of grace to an extraordinarly special day with friends.
