Beautiful Beaches

Today I finished working a little earlier than I had planned...at least the part of my work that I have to drive around to do.  So, I treated myself to a little time at the beach...once I realized that it was only two miles away from my hotel.  I have never seen the beaches on the west coast of Florida before today.  It was really beautiful.  The water was green and there were more waves than I am used to on the coast of  South Carolina.  The down side is that there were lots of shells so it was a little hard to walk barefoot.

I saw this very interesting house along the beach.  It certainly was unusual.  I am only assuming that it was built to stand against hurricanes.  I have seen houses that were built to withstand the weather before, but this one was really pretty.

I read in a book recently that God's creation is not primarily functional; it is primarily BEAUTIFUL!  I always feel like God is telling me how much He loves me when I see the beauty of nature; the tide rolling up on the beach, the mountains, a waterfall...so many beautiful sights and sounds that speak to us of God's great love!  I am always amazed that anyone can look at all of the wonders of nature and still not believe in the God who created it all.

I am grateful for a job that allows me to sneak in little moments like these along the way.  But now I must get back to those parts of work that I can complete in my hotel room (e-mails, completing a few reports...exciting stuff like that)  And tomorrow....I head home!