James, Waves, & A/C

  September 22, 2013 - We went to church at Covenant Presbyterian Church again this morning. (Sidenote: “Covenant” has to be in the title of every conservative Presbyterian church.)  Pastor Corey Colravy preached on James, the disciple of Jesus, and delivered a very powerful sermon about the boldness that we should have for Christ and the Gospel.

  We got in the water when we got home and relished in the waves brought in during yesterday’s storm.

We would wade out to where the waves broke.  Then a big wave would come and knock us off our feet and send us head over heels through the wave.

When you experience a force so powerful that not even the strongest man could stand against it – but at the same time a force that is so gentle that it doesn’t destroy you – you can’t help but think about the power of the One who created and upholds the universe with His mighty hand.

As I was flipped and tossed through the water, I couldn’t help but feel like a little boy who’s father tosses him in the air before catching him again. 

The power of God our Father is just so amazing and overwhelming as shown the works of His creation.

A break in the clouds

 

Photos don’t do justice in capturing the powerful rush and roll of the waves 

 

  Lydia checks out a crab                      

    After the storm we had this weekend, our Air Conditioner stopped working and we hadn’t been able to turn on the air.  Apparently it just couldn’t the additional humidity from the storm – in a climate that is already very humid. 

     There was also water dripping from the ceiling in the kitchen – right below where the A/C unit was located.  After replacing the air filter, we noticed that the A/C unit was frozen solid and Benjamin worked very hard with a hair dryer to defrost everything.

Catching water with whatever we have on hand

Water dripping from the ceiling

Winds, Rain, & Waves

  September 17, 2013- Constitution Day!  Today and yesterday we had some pretty good storms blow in from the gulf.  The winds and rain are so much stronger when you’re right on the coast, so the storms were a lot of fun to watch.

Red Flag = Good time to get in the water!

    After the rain blew over, the waves were absolutely enormous and were a lot of fun, though at times a little scary.  We waded out to the waves with our body boards and would ride the crests of the waves back to shore.

Random photo: Comparing Noah’s and Mom’s shoes

Random photo: Lydia – have you seen enough of her yet?

Double Red Flags

There was a tornado watch and a thunder storm warning overnight and into this morning. The double red flag on the beach means that swimming is not allowed. So, unfortunately, no swimming for us today!

The winds were very, very strong and the waves were massive.

There was a water “mist” in the air and we could barely see the pier from the our beach.

 

The day was pretty bleak, but at sunset the sky suddenly got bright and I got some pretty neat photos. In the picture above: I wasn’t even trying to get the sea gulls in the photo-they just flew into the scene as the shutter clicked.

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