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November 07, 2004
The Beauty of Water
There's something about bodies of water. I am drawn to Lakes, streams, waterfalls, the ocean...ah the ocean. I didn't have much exposure to the ocean growing up. Once in Cape Cod in the 4th grade, once on a trip to Florida with my family, and then with my youth group on a trip to Maine. I grew up on the lake, though...vast Lake Champlain, little VT lakes and strams like Lake Carmi, Fairfield Pond, the Missisquoi river, the many lakes up in way northern Canada, etc. It wasn't until college that the ocean was a do-able day drive...what a treat. It still feels so crazy to me to be this close to such a huge body of water.
This weekend I had the chance to take a walk to the waterfront in North Carolina. I got up early and went searching for the water. We had arrived late at night, so I didn't know exactly where to go...but being on an island, I knew it wouldn't be far...we were in the Outer Banks. My first part of the walk was to no avail...I was on a mission, and kept thinking just around the corner I'd get to the beach...but ended up in a scary trailer park area..so I turned around and made my way back to try another direction. A nice older gentleman gave me some vague direction and finally I zig zagged through some side streets. I could taste the salt on my lips. I started to see those sea side homes in the distance...FINALLY...I came to a pier on the waterfront...Relief. There was a neat little boardwalk, a gazebo on the water and a little lighthouse. There were only one or two other people around becaus it was so early. I could just breathe it in. It's amazing how healing God's creation can be. I had felt really yucky all night. Was up several times, so at 6:30 when I awoke, I thought a walk would do me good, and it did.
Posted by stacey at November 7, 2004 01:11 PM