10 Degrees

Once again I find it has been longer than I would like between posts. However, my hope is to win your interest with the quality of my work, not quantity (lol). Today's post has been a work that has evolved....over the course of days, weeks, heck even months.

When my children were younger, we would frequently go to the beach with friends. First, we were at their sides holding little hands to prevent them being tossed around by incoming waves. As they grew, the adults migrated up the beach to dry sand, our eyes were still fixed on their precious little bodies. We would give firm directions and point to the spot we had laid claim to on the warm sand. "Stay in front of our blanket". "Don't talk to strangers". And, lastly, "No deeper than waist high". They nodded intent of following our directions; however, as they began to play, they would drift of course ever so slightly. Not a big deal if corrected but, over a long period of time, that gentle drift can turn into a mighty current that takes you off course and in a completely different direction than originally planned.



I am trying to stay on course, eyes firmly set on the horizon a constant in an uncertain world. I hope you are having a wonderful summer and that you are taking time to enjoy the little things, like lightening bugs and longer days spent outside doing something you love, hopefully with someone you love.