Pictures from my October trip to the Beach(es)

This is the house in the movie "Nights in Rodanthe" It is really neat.

Rodanthe Beach - beautiful!!

Sunset off the ferry we took over to Hatteras.

Restaurant in Carolina Beach. Of course we had breakfast there.

Carolina Beach: View from the hotel.

I got to travel with Richard a few days a couple weeks ago. We started out in Holden Beach and ended up on the Outer Banks of NC. I had never been to Hatteras and Rodanthe, they were beautiful beaches. We took a ferry to Okracoke then drove up the length of the Outer Banks, ended up in Nags Head. It was very warm, even put my feet in the Ocean.

Time flies

It's been 2 weeks since my last post. I really need to get better. Yesterday I decided to create a Facebook. I now know why kids spend so much time on the compter. It is fun, connecting with friends, seeing what everyones doing. TOO MUCH FUN!! It also helps keep up with family that is out of town. I'm learning alot and having fun in the process. I am also trying to set up a Photobucket account so it's easier to post pictures on my blog and facebook. Alot of learning for one weekend.

Alot of quiet time

Things have been quiet around the Jones house this weekend. Meghan, Luke, and Emily are on a youth retreat and Kati worked most of Saturday. It is a glimpse of how it will be one day when they are all gone. Hopefully, though, on a Saturday afternoon we will have a few grandchildren to entertain, but that is not for quite a while (it better be!!). I for one enjoyed the peace and quiet, but I will be glad to see them come home. Quiet is good but I enjoy the activity. Everyone goes their separate ways during the day but it is a wonderful feeling when we are all back together under one roof.

Cherry Grove may be my new favorite east coast beach. It was so beautiful. Huge beach, cool sandbars at low tide. The guys even caught some fish. The sand was soft and almost white. Not much wave action but Luke, Kati, and Timmy tried their hand at skim boarding. I mostly "lazed" on the beach. I read a little but mostly just zoned out and soaked up the sun.


A house on the inlet at the point.

Beautiful Sunset!

Football on the beach - Life is Good!

A view to the left from our balcony.

Ramblings

View from our balcony
Sweet little Emily
kati and timmy

These last few weeks have been crazy, the economy, the election (or the leading up to). I have to daily remind myself (as the stock market continues to rollercoaster, banks being bought out and merging) that Jehovah Jireh is my provider, not Wall Street not the government. As times may get tough I know in whom I have believed and I know that He is able to keep me from falling. God may be getting ready to do a work in our country, I just have to remember it is my responsibility to pray for my leaders and to pray for men and women of character to get elected. I can only pray that God will have mercy on us, that the men and women of this country who claim that they belong to the one true God will not just talk the talk but walk the walk and on Election Day vote for John McCain. In truth Obama scares me, I believe that he has many questionable associations and talkls very eloquently but is empty, he has nothing to offer us and is a very dangerous man. I hope and pray America wakes up before it is too late!!

On a lighter note here is some more beach pictures.

Blog Slacker

I am not a great blogger as you can tell from my lack of recent posts. I never have been much of a writer and since my children are older I take fewer pictures. I will back track and try to catch up. First I will post some pictures from our vacation to Cherry Grove, SC in August. It was a wonderful beach, I loved it. I was sooo lazy!! We stayed in a wonderful condo Sea Marsh II right on the beach.