1 Peter 5:2-5 to tend the flock of God that is in your charge, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion but willingly, as God would have you do it—not for sordid gain but eagerly. Do not lord it over those in your charge, but be examples to the flock. And when the chief shepherd appears, you will win the crown of glory that never fades away. In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you must clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
We made an awesome purchase today. As we were walking around the mall picking up a few items that we needed and we wondered into a surf shop searching for a large-brimmed hat for David. (David had gotten a sunburn on his face during the fishing trip in Bali and sunblock was very uncomfortable to apply.) We ended up finding a hat for him, but also a boogie board. The kids were so excited to try out this new beach toy. We quickly made a run to Target to gather some swim shirts for everyone and after a quick bite to eat at home, we were beach bound for the afternoon. I didn’t get many pictures because I too was enjoying our new toy, plus bringing the phones out to the beach just seems like a bad idea.
Everyone had an absolute blast playing at the beach with the boogie board and playing in the sand. All three kids built sand castles while we took turns boogie boarding. Jeff even got into the fun by completely burying Lucia in the sand.
So far this vacation has been a total beach vacation, which has been great. We have been waking up and doing a small bit of school work before having lunch and then heading off to the beach. It really has been relaxing, but for the most part, at least one of the kids ends up off their rocker each day. It would just be really nice to have all them happy one day. But I will take what I can get. Anjali has been doing a great job going to bed and not getting involved in altercations with David and Lucia. She has been working so hard on improving her attitude and behavior and it is such a wonderful sight.
This evening Jeff and I also got to message back and forth with Cathy from the Farm, which was a lot of fun and we scheduled to call everyone this weekend. I am so excited to hear their voices again. We all miss them so very much.
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