My birthday, April 8th

April 8th was my birthday, I turned 45 and I feel 45, lol. I have been completely focused with the many responsibilities that have fallen into my lap that I have made no time for me. I'm O.K. with that, it comes with the territory... Great success doesn't come by sitting and waiting for the next person to make it happen and it doesn't come by feeling sorry for yourself over all the hard struggles that need to be endured. Aside all that, for this is not what this post is all about, Danny and I decided my birthday weekend would be a good excuse to head out of town, at least for one day. Saturday was really our only day because this year my birthday fell on Easter Sunday.
Not only was it Easter Sunday, it was also our churches 11th anniversary celebration with Elder Young coming to preach our anniversary message.
So here we go early Saturday morning together in Sissy's Jeep, South. Danny didn't sleep all that much the night before, looking and planning on line at all the possibilities we had on very limited funds. But as always God in His tenderness helped us find a way to enjoy US time.
We headed toward the ocean... My favorite of all favorite places to be... Near the great openness of Gods amazing power. I could sit for hours on a rock listening to the crashing of the waves against the shore. The night before, my husband made it sound like we were going to head up toward grassvalley and eat at some nice place. Something he thoroughly enjoys; taking me out to eat *sigh* I love when he does, but that is not at the top of my list of favorite things to do... I expressed that I would really like it if we could go to the ocean.... His response, "Too far away and we can't afford it."
So when we headed toward the ocean, the next morning, I was one happy lady.
It was the perfect day; beautiful weather, hardly any traffic, peaceful, and calm. We ended up at Point Reyes National Sea Shore Lighthouse. We spent $5. Riding the shuttle buss to different post for the day... The best part, of course, was the lighthouse... Only 300+ steps down the mountain (that meant we would have to go UP 300+ STEPS to get back to where the buss was). Oh, but it was all the worth it, going down AND coming up!

I had a wonderful time with my husband along the beach, seeing the sea lions sunning on the shore lines (from a distance of course) and exploring the lighthouse. We even spotted a whale heading North! It was fabulous!! The weather was breathtaking!! Danny had packed us a lunch, snack and waters that held us through out the day. I am blessed to have such a man... As long as I have him we will never go without because food is number one on his  priority list ,-] I absolutely love him!
As we headed home it became apparent that a migraine was taking place... Maybe the hike was to much for me or the rough ride of the jeep... Whatever the reason, I began to get sick :( Danny was very understanding and didn't hesitate to quickly bring me home. We had a great day together and some wonderful time alone.

So here is a picture of the lighthouse in all its glory. I used the PicsArt app on my Android. I love PicsArt, it not only enables you to use a filter Or effects of some kind, but let's you add graphics, different text font, along with cropping, silly stickers, clip art, frames and such.

Because of a thoughtful husband, we made time to get away from all the whirlwind going on around us and I'm glad we took that one special day.

A Mother and A Daughter

A mother and daughter out on the town, hoping to regain new ground.
We spent time on a long drive and watched the ocean waves come alive.
It was a wonderful time of togetherness I will never forget
for one day I will reflex when you decided to leave my nest.
I love you forever, Cynthia. Your beauty and your grace
continue to seek God, seek Him face to face.

A mother's treasure is her daughter. 

~Catherine Pulsifer

A daughter is a little girl who grows up to be a friend. 

~Author Unknown

A Mother and A Daughter...

I say to you how much you have grown,

you say to me "I wish it was not so"

but yet, I ask you to slow down your pace,

you say to me, "But I love running this race"

I wonder where the time has gone

and you wonder where can it go wrong.

but then some things do go wrong

and you find yourself singing that sorrowful song

I wish to keep you from all the hurt and pain

and you begin to wish for that simple life to regain.

I'm here to share this time with you

and show you the Love of Jesus anew

for all of eternity and all of time

from all the filth and all the grime

growing is not always what we seem to think

which somehow throws us these horrible kinks

but I'm thankful for you and for Him

that we can begin a new life again

just reach out to Jesus and  again I say amen

for He lives within my heart

and I am here to help you with Him to 

give you a fresh start.

Love Mommy♥

~Ruby Bisiar

One BIG heap :)

Julian was soaked from getting caught by a wave and rolled out into the water. We changed his T-shirt with an extra one I had and he still was freezing. I tried to warm him up but instead we fell in a heap. I love this kid!

Our little family; Julian, Dad and I. Went up north to Fort Bragg, CA.

It was a cold, windy, cloudy day, but extremely relaxing!

We drove up on Thursday and found a place to rest than made our trek on the beach the whole next day... It was a day to remember and a wonderful memories for my 8 year old son.

I wore a short skirt and flip flops and a sleeveless hoodie... needless to say a froze my tail off, lol!

Mackerricher State Beach offers a variety of habitats; beach, bluff, headland, dune, forest and wetland. We visited the tide pools that are along the shore and found all sorts of interesting critters. We tried taking many pictures to bring home rather than the critters themselves, lol.

Later we took a walk along the sandy beach and found where the Seals were sunning themselves and nurturing their new born babies... it was very fascinating! There was a kind woman with her telescope who invited Julian to watch the seals on the shore much closer. He exclaimed so many times how he felt he was right next to the seals and their babies.

 *AMAZING*

There were many birds flying low and all around over our heads. We were told more than 90 species of birds visit or live near the beach. We sat for a very long time but did not spot any whales. But we did listen to the wonderful sound of the waves coming into shore... Watching the waves crash and spray the rocks on shore was a beautiful picture I was not so lucky to capture on camera :(

but I will never forget it's sound and the wonderful relaxed state it puts me in...

*sigh*

If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea.
Even there Your hand shall lead me. And Your right hand shall hold me.
- Psalms 139:9-10

It's a very popular park/beach at least with our family and enjoy every minute we have there... in it's complete splendour! to our God be the glory... what else can I say??

I'm always thankful I have times like this to reflect on my LORD and my little family and my wonderful life...

*A moment to remember*