In my mind, I'm goin' to Carolina....Beach

I'm sharing this today for Vee's Note Card Party!
I just love this fun party, don't you?

Although I am still holding out for a bit of snow (I realize you think I'm CRAY-CRAY!)...
...this time of year I always start yearning for a trip to a favorite place of mine.



What's that I hear?

Oh...it's such a delightful, calming sound to these ears of mine.

Listen...do you hear it too?
I think it's the sound of Carolina Beach calling my name.

What's that you say?
That you have missed me...and when I am coming to see you?

Oh, Carolina Beach...how I have missed you too!
I will come for a visit as soon as I possibly can.
It has been way too long since I have seen your lovely sunrise.

I am counting the days, the weeks, the months...

...however long it is before I am able to be in your presence again.

As you know, I only live a short distance away from you...

...less than a few hours...that is all!

So why has it been so long since I have visited?

The lack of planning on my part, no doubt.

But if it makes you feel any better,
 I do have your webcam on my desktop at work...
...so I can spy on you from time to time.

It really only makes me miss you all the more...

...since I can only get a tiny glimpse of your beauty on my computer screen.



But I can't hear the soothing sound of your surf or the seagulls calling...

...or breathe in the saltiness of the air...

...nor can I feel the sticky mist on my face...

...or experience the delightful sensation of squishing your cool sand between my toes.

Oh, Carolina Beach, how I do miss thee so!

I miss you mostly because when I am with you, I feel the presence of the One who created you...
...the One who created me...oh, so very strongly!
Your endless waves and vast horizon remind me of the measure of God's love...
...and the extraordinary beauty He created for us because of that love!

I do promise to visit you soon.
Really I do.

Until then, I'm goin' to Carolina (Beach) in my mind :)