Oh Who Am I, That God Is Mindful of Me??

There was not one day of my vacation that I did not thank God for providing such a wonderful, peaceful, gorgeous, sunny, peaceful, secluded, quiet, calm, peaceful Gulf of MEXICO (what?!) island vacation for me.  On the very first day, as we walked out to the pretty much UNOCCUPIED beach, I said to my dear friend and her husband --we let him come out for the day ;) -- "Oh this is tooooo good!  Oh who is Linda that God is mindful of her?"  Indeed, as we slung out of our little driveway in our golf cart every day, we could be heard saying, "Oh THANK YOU GOD!"  As we sat on the beach, watching dolphins go by, almost within reach, EVERY DAY! again we would say, "Oh Thank You, God!"  When we sat staring up at a treetop nest through our binoculars, at 3 baby osprey (ospreylets?) with one parent feeding and the other standing guard, again we said: "Oh Thank You God!" 

And lest I forget my wonderful vacation too soon, here are some pictures from the second week when my two oldest daughters came down to enjoy the beach with me:



Such a blessing it was to spend two whole weeks here.  And how mindful God IS of me that this is nothing compared to the eternal home He has prepared for me and all believers, all because He loves us:

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:8