Florida Revisited

Woke up to a cool morning on the first day of our brief stay in Florida over Thanksgiving. I know it's all relative and we weren't anywhere near as chilly here as Long Island was, but starting the day at 52 is not exactly whay you're expecting for Florida.

Instead of my normal daily visit to the gym, I walked along the causeway to the romantic-sounding Honeymoon Island for my exercise today. Sure it was cold, but it was beautiful too. The sun was rising over the sea, the palm trees were waving in the breeze and there were pelicans flying overhead - quite another world from Coram, NY!

As I walked I thought about how blessed I was - good friends down here, beautiful scenery and the health to do what I was doing. Add to all that, I had an hour to talk and listen to the One who put this all together.

It's that time of year when we speak about being thankful - and I am!