Glimpse of Heaven

We went to the beach this past weekend. I heard the weather in the central part of NC was terrible. "A deluge" one friend told me on the phone. For some reason we were blessed with weather at Holden beach good enough for me to hunt for seashells, sit and read, ponder life,
catch two fish off the dock, sit on the deck and read some more, go to Myrtle Beach for dinner and a concert. (Boz Scaggs) It rained when we slept or while we were in the House of Blues,
otherwise, we were never affected.

Stuff like that makes me wonder. It makes me wonder and appreciate every minute with our friends Val and Scott. I was extremely aware of the good fortune of being able to go and do and enjoy..... only five days after a treatment. I believe one of the benefits of cancer is being aware, being appreciative, being alive and in the moment, being grateful to God. It's just that every once in a while a trip, and event, a day goes so well, so perfect, you can see His hands all over it. Every time the sun came out this past weekend, every walk we made, every bit of my enjoyment seemed blessed....divine. So simple a weekend, so great His plan.

My husband and I will never forget our Holden Beach trip. It is a great memory. For us, the rhythm of life, the affirmation of something so much more grand than we, lies just hours away
at the beach. Just one look to the east, at the waves and the vastness of the beautiful ocean,
and you know there is only One who could have created something so spectacular. Walk over the dunes and onto the sand and you are humbled by the grandness of it all. It was just what I needed. Just a glimpse of heaven to get me through these next three weeks. It was just a reminder of the endless, vast and loving God who walks with me everyday....especially when I am at the beach.

I encourage everyone, whether you're in the battle or not, to find your glimpse of heaven and
get yourself there as often as possible.

"Their mind is on earthly things, but our citizenship is in heaven." Phillipians 3:20