Wit & Wisdom from my Journey through Womanhood
I like home decor that means something. This display in our bathroom reminds us of our fun times at the beach together as a family. Plus, it reminds me of the power and awesomeness of God because that is what I feel at the beach.
Does anybody know how to get a dollar bill out of a seashell?
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Hiltons of Branson for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
In the year that my now husband and I were dating he went on a family vacation to Branson, Missouri. His parents have been there a couple times. His grandfather went there several times and visited some relatives in the area. Just yesterday when I asked my husband he said that he would consider going back there for another vacation. Know what? Someone needs to hold a blogger’s conference in Branson – then I would get there. In fact the Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel sounds like it could handle a conference with it’s 220,000 sq ft of meeting place, place for exhibit hall, hi-speed wireless, and business center. Anybody in Branson want to plan a conference?
Last Thursday morning we headed for the Jersey shore. A straight drive to Cape May should take 3 and a half hours; our total trip took 5 hours. We did stop a couple times, but the real time killer was construction. [Many thanks to the inventors of ipods and portable DVD players.]
The first day of our holiday was the sunniest and warmest. We were able to take our shoes off and play in the water. We spent over an hour on the beach before we couldn’t take the wind anymore.
People could easily have argued with us that we shouldn’t spend the money – even on a 2 day 1 night getaway. Hard core Dave Ramsey disciples would be appalled that we spent the money when we are not debt free. Oh well. It was needful for us. It was a blessing. It is a great memory for our children. If we choose to trust in the Lord instead of our six month emergency fund that is our choice.
Now that I’ve got that out of my system….
On Black Friday we loaded our vehicle and headed out for a two day getaway. We drove 3 1/2 hours to Cape May, New Jersey. One of the first things we did after checking in at the hotel was to go see the Cape May Lighthouse. I think that was the first lighthouse I’ve been in. We climbed all 199 steps that are open to the public.
You can see that my children are scared of heights and hugged the wall as they looked down to see our truck. Ha. [Read more...]
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