A few weeks ago, my mother-in-law came down for a fun visit. We went to Galveston one day.It was really fun. We made a sandcastle. Gracie had a little trouble after drinking salt water. But she got over it before we had to get back in the car. And we ate outside at Tortuga, so she could sit by our table and not have to wait in the car. It was a little overcast and breezy so a perfect day because it wasn’t hot at all!

I am diggin’ the Land’s End  swimsuit that I blogged about buying a while back. (I think there are still some on their overstock page if you are still in need of a summer swimsuit!)

I really like the beach. When I was younger, I didn’t care too much for it, but I really like it now. I like the sound, the wind, and walking in the edge of it. I stood in the edge for a long time, just watching the water and sand. I liked seeing when one shell got caught as it washed in, and it made little streams as the water went rushing over it to get back out to the ocean. It felt like that one shell was making a stand against what was going on around it. And it made ripples, like it was actually having an influence on what rushed past it. Kinda like that part in You’ve Got Mail where Kathleen Kelley (Meg Ryan)’s boyfriend talks about her being  a “lone reed” (or lone read if it is meant as a pun) “Kathleen, you are a lone reed. You are a lone reed, standing tall, waving boldly in the corrupt sands of commerce.” Or more importantly just thinking about the whole world rushing past you in one direction, but you are standing firm. I can’t put my finger on exactly what Biblical principle that illustrates, but maybe you can help me with that.  Here are some of the pictures I took, none of which capture the beauty of the water and sand as much as when you are actually watching it.