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Just like the tides, there is an ebb and flow to life. Summer provides more daylight and less darkness. But that does not mean there are not moments in the shadows.  Ocean Whisper: When my life [...]

I picked up the surviving sliver and asked, “Where are the other pieces?” I was once broken too. Loss separated me from the life I had with another. I turned inward. There, a little [...]

Tight shell on her back, she crawled out of the water. Although the lack of ability to grow in a linear fashion limited her, she knew what to do. It was time to shed her hard exoskeleton on the [...]

Nature is a great teacher. The sea life I saw this past summer schooled me in resilience. All of the species I observed knew how to protect themselves. Horseshoe crabs wore an amor-like shell to [...]

On my walk along the beach each morning, I marvel at the different styles of the water. Some days, the tide tip-toes to the edge. Other mornings, the sea hurls its frothy water at me. But [...]

My one-year-old granddaughter Emily’s tiny hands clutched the plastic shovel. She pushed with all her might through the wet sand and then tried to put both of her feet in the slender divot. [...]

The view on the beach of my son and daughter playing with their own children mirrored my life of three decades ago. I thanked God for the reflection. Ocean Whisper: The ripples of my life pool [...]

On my walk, I noticed that the bigger waves carry the larger shells to the shoreline.   Ocean Whisper: Fortunately, through the years my shoulders have broadened to carry the added weight of [...]

Low tide. Cool sand. Bright sunlight. I welcome a new day on my morning walk.   Ocean Whisper: Nature provides us with a reset; each day begins in a state of innocence.

The salty fingers of the waves grabbed the shell and strummed the chords of the ocean. Ocean Whisper: Music is everywhere, I just need to recognize the instruments.