I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works...The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. ~ Psalm 145 selections
This past weekend was a delightful time spent in God's glorious and majestic creation at the beach! I am so grateful to my sweet family (and Rhonda ~ my adopted "sister" for the summer) for making my birthday extra-special and for the wonderful memories we made together!
Thanks to my Aunt Nora, we were able to borrow a beach house belonging to friends of hers that provided us with a beautiful home setting for the weekend. This was not just any beach house, but a truly luxurious, 5 star accommodation sitting right on a private stretch of ocean!
We arrived Friday evening just in time for a walk along the water before the sun set. Then, the next morning, Rhonda and I rolled out of bed at 6:00 a.m. and dashed down to the beach to watch the sunrise.
At first, the sun was blocked by clouds.
Only this little guy was out at such an early hour!
Such a peaceful time of morning...
My special friend.
Here comes the sun!
"The heavens declare the glory of God!...
...and the firmament showeth His handiwork!" (Psalm 19:1)
I am fascinated by the sky.
The light show the Lord gave us that morning was absolutely stunning...
...so perhaps you can understand why I took so many pictures!
Rhonda trying to get just the right angle...
The fruit of her efforts!
Taking in the breathtaking beauty of the sunrise.
The ever-changing sky.
This is the house in which we stayed. Amazing, isn't it?
This picture is a favorite of mine.
Morning has arrived.
Another view of the house.
The neighbors on one side.
Good morning!
The perfect place for a quiet time with the Lord.
How I enjoyed soaking in the beauty of God's creation!
This one's for Tara. :-)
A view from the porch.
Another view from the porch.
Mema and Papa enjoying the view!
Welcome to our luxurious beach bungalow!
The kitchen of happiness. :-)
One of the bedrooms.
It's breakfast time!
We had great food and fellowship all day long!
Time to hit the beach!
Bathing beauty Nora.
The Rebsch family in the ocean!
Catching rays and riding waves - what better way to spend the morning?
Lunch time was followed by gift opening.
There's a story behind this gift of a camera; one that deserves a blog post of its own!
Time to hit the beach again!
Mom and her sunny smile.
Rhonda loved reading under the umbrella!
Papa looking dashing in his hat. :-)
Mom made the most delicious cheesecake for dessert!
It was a very happy birthday indeed!
8 comments:
Happy Birthday! Glad it was such a good one. :)
Happy Birthday, Katrina!
It really does look like you had a wonderful day - thanks for sharing the pictures with us, they were absolutely lovely!
The pictures are beautiful! I love how your dad is clapping for the cheesecake--we know how he loves dessert! ;) Sounds like the whole time was a blast. Kelsie
Katrina!! What beautiful pictures - and what an amazing house you were so blessed to stay in!! So glad you had such a special birthday.
Hey Katrina,
I moved to Temple Sunday, but I'll be going back and forth between here and Magnolia a lot this summer. A good friend is getting married in a couple of weeks, and then my brother Jesse is getting married next month. Maybe we can get together one of the times I'm back in town.
Thank you for the beautiful pictures, Katrina!
The heavens declare the glory of God!
Glad you has such a wonderful birthday. The beach and the sun rise pictures are really good.
Looks like it was a delightful birthday.
Just wanted you to know I gave you a blogger award! The Versatile Blogger.
blessings,
GfG
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