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Psalm 89 8-9

14 Sunday Sep 2014

Posted by Julia Monroe in All Sparkled Up, God, Inspirational, Scripture, sunlight, words

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God, inspirational, ocean, scripture, Sunset Beach, waves

photo card Ps 89 8-9 p

Please feel free to print this 4″x6″ inspirational card. Click on the photo to access a larger image.

This photo was taken yesterday at Sunset Beach, NC. I still remember the sound of the waves and the warm moist breeze on my skin. Shh… breathe…

God is good.

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Enjoy the journey

15 Sunday Jun 2014

Posted by Julia Monroe in All Sparkled Up, family, Inspirational, nature, photography, sunlight

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beach, children, inspirational, nature, photography, Sunset Beach, toy boat, toy ship

Sometimes it seems like we’ll never get there.
Toy boat 1
We walk and walk and walk.
Toy boat 2
We even do some climbing.
Toy boat 3
And then there is even more to do.
Toy boat 4
Toy boat 5
Toy boat 6
But maybe it wasn’t about going to sea at all.
Toy boat 7
Perhaps it was all about the journey…
…and feeling the sand on your toes…
Toy boat 8
and the wind in your hair…
Toy boat 9

Enjoy the journey.

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The Little Plastic Bears take a Hot Air Balloon Ride!

30 Friday May 2014

Posted by Julia Monroe in Little Plastic Bears, photography

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bears, hot air balloon, kids, Little Plastic Bears, miniatures, Sunset Beach, tiny bears

The Little Plastic Bears will have their own website some day. They’ve been to Washington DC, the Grand Canyon and Grandma’s Bed & Breakfast! They never have enough space in their tiny apartment and vacations are essential to their well-being.

Here are a couple sneak peek photos from their ballooning adventure at the beach last summer. As usual, blue bear isn’t following safety rules. Good thing there is masking tape or he would have fallen out of the basket!

LPB Balloon Ride 1

The sun was setting as the Little Plastic Bears began their balloon ride. As usual, blue bear forgot safety rules and nearly fell out of the basket. Fortunately, masking tape held him in.

LPB Balloon Ride 2

LPB Balloon Ride 3

The Little Plastic Bears enjoy their balloon ride out over the Atlantic Ocean. The sunset on Sunset Beach was soft and dreamy that evening.


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This fall, the Little Plastic Bears will have their grandest adventure yet. They are going to Japan! Stay tuned.

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Waiting for the tide

21 Friday Sep 2012

Posted by Julia Monroe in family, Little Plastic Bears, nature

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bears, hms endeavour, Little Plastic Bears, ship, sunset, Sunset Beach, sunset beach north carolina, vacation

As the sun set, she carefully positioned the Little Plastic Bears on the ship’s deck. The HMS Endeavour, a British Royal Navy research vessel from the 1700’s was the perfect vessel for The Bear’s maiden voyage at sea.

The Little Plastic Bears get ready to go to sea.

The tide shifted as the sun slipped into the clouds. She quickly positioned a Bear at the helm, studying the surf.

She watched as wave after wave teased the tip of the boat with a frothy kiss.

As the tide receded, and the sun slipped below the horizon, we realized today was not going to be the day The Bears had their grand adventure at sea. Maybe next year.

Sunset Beach, North Carolina, September 2012.

Eventually, the Little Plastic Bears will have their own website, where you can follow all their grand adventures. In the meantime, you can enjoy their debut here.

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Sunset Beach, North Carolina

25 Saturday Aug 2012

Posted by Julia Monroe in nature, sunlight

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Atlantic Ocean, beach, North Carolina, sunset, Sunset Beach

We stayed at Sunset Beach in North Carolina for a week last September. We’ve visited plenty of times over the years but for the first time ever, we saw the kind of sunset for which the island got its name.

There are no words to describe the glorious colors and beauty. It literally took my breath away. Please click each image to see it large. At the top left of the photo will be the original size. Click that number link to see the full size photo. And then imagine this scene filling all the space and sky in front of you, with the constant and rhythmic whoosh as each wave washes ashore, frothed in color.





These photos were all taken the same evening. The colors stretched across the sky, from shades of pink and blue in the east to vibrant oranges and yellows in the west and changed by the minute. I can not believe that the beauty displayed on this earth is by chance, but rather by the artistic hand of the Creator of the Universe.

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