Good Friday weekend 2020
Since the lockdown began, mostly everything was closed even church (sad times). We watched Good Friday service online. It's sure not the same. God called us to gather among believers and watching church online just felt wrong. However, one must concentrate on the message. It's such a somber event that happened, Jesus' crucifixion, but as devastating as it was, it was something that was preordained, it had to happen.
...... Jesus paid it all. All to Him I owe. Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow .....
On Saturday we drove to a small seaside town called Seabrook. It's 2 hours and 17 minutes West. We first had to drive through Aberdeen to get to it.
This boy couldn't stay awake. I wish I could sleep while out on a road trip. I can't because I hate to miss any interesting or pretty scenery. Another reason I don't sleep on a road trip is because I like to keep Jacob engaged in conversation while he drives especially on long drives since parts of road trips can get boring then drowsiness can creep in.
Also drove past farm land and saw cows grazing. I love seeing farm animals.
We reached Seabrook. Such a cute and pretty town but there was hardly anyone around. In a way that was a good thing. Didn't have to deal with crowds but that also meant that about all retail and restaurants were closed, except for the market and a pizza joint.
The buildings and houses were very pretty. It looked straight out of a movie.
Would love to have a summer home here.
The trail that lead you down to the beach meander around these trees. Such a pretty sight.
I was glad for a sunny day since the day was chilly.
Did you know that living near the ocean is good for you? Sea air contains iodine, salt and magnesium which encourages respiratory health. Also, the negative ions present in ocean air balance serotonin levels and improve your overall well-being, making you feel happier and healthier.
I love being at the beach. I am so grateful for God's creations. I grew up by the ocean and would often go to the beach when I was a child. Even as a teenager and adult we would often go. Once I got married, we would take our two oldest kids to the beach often even though my son Nathan didn't like how the sand felt on his feet and would ask to be carried. But as we continued going, he got used to it and learned to love it all.
I didn't find any sand dollars on this visit.
This visit to the beach was very pleasant. It was very enjoyable having it mostly to ourselves. Being by the water was a great distraction from the chaos that was going on in our country/world. It's infuriating and devastating how quickly our country has changed for the worst. And to know some people aren't phased by being ordered what to do is incomprehensible.
Freedom has cost too much blood and
agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric.
- Thomas Sowell
Good Friday Prophecy: "But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed." -Isaiah 53:5
Good Friday Fulfilled: "He himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By His wounds you have been healed." -1 Peter 2:24
