This morning I opened my mom’s deck door to 2 precious little white tail deer galloping across the woods not 20 feet in front of me. They have crossed my vista several times this week, frolicking and playing in the early morn.  Yesterday I skipped and played and laughed my day away.  My son and 2 of his friends and I went to the pool and I packed silliness into my beach bag.  I was as goofy as a 56 year old woman could be without making the lifeguard blow his whistle.

Just as I began to feel there was no way around this anxiety obstacle, God opened a door for me to enjoy my day, my moment in his warm sun.  The pool was void of people so I relaxed smack dab in the middle and as that cool water gently released my fears I fell into perfect grace with my Lord.

For 3 hours I giggled, judged silly dives and water hair do’s and just let my defenses down in that aqua colored water. No sunscreen, no shield up, no stiff tense muscles, just me and the pool and calm joy. One of my son’s friends turned to me later that night and said, “that was the most fun time ever!”  Thank you sweet child I thought, and aloud I said-it was one of my best days ever too!  3 teenagers plus 1 big kid=simple fun.

The big blue tent shielded me from the sun, but God’s powerful hand held me and more importantly-loved me thru my day.  “There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear.”  1 John 4:18