Hello friends, I just returned from a much needed rest in the Caribbean and wanted to share a few thoughts I had about this trip; or more importantly, what I learned FROM this trip.  It's amazing what happens when you don't have access to phone, email, or the other "leashes" we choose to subscribe to!  Here's to making each new day a vacation!

What I Learned on Vacation

When the waters are blue

And the sands glow so white

And the sun reaches down

To give of its light.

And I sit and I wonder

I ponder and pray;

And I dream and envision

A day like today.

When the world stops to listen

To smell, touch and taste

And people remember

To move with His grace.

And laughter and love

Encircle each heart

And giving is getting

And brings a new start.

The world moves much slower

And more people care;

About what really matters

And how they can share.

And boundaries are lowered

And friendships are made

And twilight discovers

That Light never fades.

When home you have traveled

Remember the Son

And feel of His warmth

And the glory He won.

For you, child of Heaven

In the cold, gray and bleak

The Son never falters

Your suffering He’ll meet.

Relax in His caring

And let the world go

A vacationers paradise –

That you already know.

                        - Michelle Niederer