Warm Breezes are Calling My Name

Last spring we spent a few days in Southern Spain

at a beautiful resort on Marbella Beach.
This beach runs for miles and miles.
Just a few tropical huts.

Often you could find me strolling down the beaches.
This one day, I saw something in the far distance...
something white.
My curiosity got the best of me.

I could not believe what I stepped into.
These were lounge chairs for the celebrities.
As you see, they are all empty.
This is my second time walking here.
The first time I forgot my camera.
On the weekend prior,
there were scads of celebrities laying on these beds,
being pampered by whatever and whomever.

We were told that Marbella was for the jet set.
Well, I did not quite believe that, till I came upon this scene.
Four king size beds all formed to make a large square.
Large comfy cushions and white fluffy towels,
were draped all around the beds.
In the center they placed a large cocktail bowl,
filled with ice for all their exotic drinks.

It's sometimes fun to be the fly on the wall.

Seeing is believing.

But while you read this,
I need to confess that,
I am also enjoying the warm breezes.

The South Pacific has called my name.
Sunny blue skies,
warm ocean waters,
sandy beaches,
and a simple lounge chair.

For now,

God's Surround Beauty

Today everyone is talking about surround sound in music.

They talk about how to play music using a home theatre system.

Well when I woke up this morning to the sunshine through my window...
All I could think about was Surround Beauty in my home.

I began clicking photos from the various angles in my home.
These are the results...
Once again, it's just how it appears at given moments
and I'm blessed to be their to capture the outpouring of God's colorful creation.

From my office window, facing east,
this is my view....

From the the guest bedroom, facing west,
this is my view...

From my bedroom window, facing north,
this is my view toward farm land and horses.


From my kitchen window, facing south east,
I have a view of farmwork, which is never ending.
Our old Ford tractor, 25 years, needed a change of tires.

All of this surrounds me wherever I look out of my windows.
I am thankful to God our creator for the beauty today.

I'm hoping you can experience something from God's Surround Beauty.

What Should We do Tonight?

It's Friday night and we have no plans and no place to go.
Somehow I'm not too content to sit at home and do nothing....so we headed into Langley, knowing that we had to pick up some new snow tires for our SUV. To top that off we stopped at the Olive Garden and had Toscana Soup and Salad, one of my favorites.
We're heading home, thinking, "Should we go to the Collossus Theatre?"
We both had not read the movie reviews.
So as we were driving....

We found the new Langley Events Center. We stopped immediately knowing that this would be the new sports complex to host the Spartan's sporting events for the upcoming season.
We stopped and looked around. We were both so impressed.

Look at those bleachers! No more old wooden benches. We finally have back supports. I walked into this gymnasium blown away by what I saw engraved in the floor.

The TWU Spartans Logo was imprinted on the floor just like the big NBA teams. I was so impressed that the city of Langley had worked together with TWU to make this such a fine sports complex, hosting and promoting Trinity Western University's Volleyball and Basketball teams.

Better yet, as I stood staring and gazing, someone called out my name....Ah, yes, there were some avid fans from my part of the woods. We chatted only to find out that the Women's Spartans Volleyball team would be playing SFU. The girls were warming up, when suddenly.....

I could not believe it, the SFU girls turned their backs towards us and proudly exchanged their warm up jackets for their team shirts, giving us a real showdown of trendy sports bras, styles and colors. We all smiled and looked at each other.
That would never have occurred in my days of playing sports....
We finally had something to do.

Tonight we hosted our pre-season warm up session in our home, chatting it up with family members, and some were already, proudly wearing their shirts. We had our TWU Spartans' basketball schedules in hand and marked off our calendars for the up-coming year.
Yea Spartans! We will be cheering you on, once again.

I don't think you'll hear me asking, "What Should We do Tonight?"