Family Memory For A Lifetime

I’m unsure who had the original inspiration to have a campfire on the beach, but it was ingenious and a family memory that will last a life time. Daniel and I arrived just as the sun was setting against a pink sky and began collecting from the abundance of driftwood that soon became a blazing fire.

Before long Diana and the girls had joined us, and we were sitting around the fire munching on sandwiches, grilled chicken and a super size bag of Doritos. What a mesmerizing, peaceful moment we enjoyed as we watched the flames leap high into the air. Above us the heavenly lights filled the sky, while the lights of Veracruz stretched out in the distance, and the lights of various ships filled the horizon.

The seclusion of the lonely beach gave way only to waves breaking, the fire crackling, and crickets chirping. Quietness. Family. Conversation. The conversation turned to everything and nothing in particular. We talked about some of the books we have been reading on this trip, the likes of Deadline by Randy Alcorn and Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. We talked about what we were going to do when we got home…and we talked some more. And then around the campfire we made some sand castles before packing it all up. Peace. Solitude. Contentment.

If that wasn’t enough, we put an exclamation point to things by going home and making homemade ice cream – vanilla with chocolate syrup. It all added up to a memory for a lifetime for this family.