Life lessons found at the beach through children, shells, sunrises, and sand. Learning to listen to the voice of God in a new way.
Excerpt
It was getting late, and Lyndsey and Emily wanted to go back into the water. I told them it was fine and I made my way to the edge of the water to watch. They had their boogie boards and they began to ride the waves. I noticed they were getting a little far out, and I told them to come back closer to me.
As I watched them make their way back, I heard someone yelling. I looked around, and saw two women leaning over the edge of the pier, waving their hands and shouting.
It became obvious they were directing their words and motions at me. With the pounding waves, their words were muffled, but the parts I heard sent chills down my back. In broken up pieces, I heard the words, “…girls….out….water…Sharks.”
I began to holler and wave my hands at the girls. I could not see the danger they were in, but someone looking down from above could clearly see two sharks swimming in the vicinity of the girls.
Lyndsey caught my eye and I began to scream, “Get out of the water!” She did not know what was wrong, but I am sure she saw the terror in my eyes. She grabbed Emily and they made their way to the beach.
The women gave me a thumbs up and I nodded and tried to yell, “Thank you.” But all I wanted to do was hold my girls and not let them go. I was shaking as I imagined what could have happened.
We found out later the sharks were pretty bad all week, especially around the pier. The sharks were feeding off the cut fish the fishermen on the pier were throwing back into the water. How ironic. We thought we had found sanctuary in the shade of the pier, but ultimately found danger.
I know God had guardian angels watching over Lyndsey and Emily that day. I am reminded once more how much He cares for His own. No matter what danger or compromising situation we put ourselves in or find ourselves in, He is there watching over us. He is our Protector and Defender.
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