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This week’s FMF Writing Prompt is: RESPECT
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As I mentioned in last week’s FMF post, it was my daughter’s 15th birthday this past weekend. Her birthday fell on a Sunday this year, and largely because of COVID-19, we did not have many plans for the day besides church.
I cooked some of her favorite foods for lunch, but after lunch I was feeling badly that we weren’t doing anything fun to celebrate her special day. It was a hot, sunny day and since we live only about four miles from Lake Michigan, I suggested that we go to the beach. The boys decided to stay home, so it was a girls outing. Just me and the birthday girl.
When we arrived at the beach and got out of the car, I noticed that the wind was much stronger than it had been at our house. It only occurred to me then that I hadn’t checked my weather app for any beach hazard statements. I opened my app and sure enough, there it was: the warning about high waves, strong rip current activity, and dangerous water conditions.
My heart sank.
The beach was full and there was very little dry sand as it was, since the water levels have been so high this year. It was too hot and crowded to just sit in the sun without being able to go in the water to cool off.
My mind went straight to the recent newspaper headlines from previous weeks this summer. Far too many drownings already. A six-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy on the same day. A 14-year-old boy. Others.
I couldn’t risk it.
We had to respect the power of the waves, and ultimately, the power of the One who created them.
STOP.
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Join the link-up with your own five-minute freewrite on the prompt, RESPECT, below:
Andrew asked that we post this comment, so he would not have to look at the picture of the waves. makes him seasick, he says.
I never really liked the sea,
I never liked its reach,
and prefer to watch its mystery
from dry sand on the beach.
Yes, I used a Draeger rig,
but that was work, not play,
and I danced a little jig
when I put that stuff away,
for I am not a frogman
in my heart of hearts;
what they have, don’t understand,
but it sure sets them apart,
and to them, I can’t explain
why I’ll jump out of aeroplanes.
I respect water…A LOT!
Boy, do I ever have respect for water! I think I got tumbled by the waves at the ocean as a little girl, and waves have scared me ever since.
I don’t think I’ve ever lived more than five miles from the beach. Even though I don’t go very often, it’s a part of my life. One time when I was a teenager, I was boogie boarding. I took a tumble and ate sand (literally) as I was thrown about. I have had a much deeper respect for the ocean since that happened.
Yes so important to respect the water.
I remember as a teenager getting caught in a large wave and rolling over and over searching for the sky. Landing on shore gasping for air and blood dripping from shell cuts I was thankful to have come out of it! I still love the rise and fall of waves, but definitely have a respect for their power! How much more to respect the power of the One in control of them!