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Don't forget the Sunscreen :)

 This weekend Zac and I did a quick get away to Coronado, CA.  We only had 2 days so we wanted to make the most of each day.  We took a flight early Friday morning and landed in CA about 9:30 am.  I wanted to get out and about the city as fast as possible.  We dropped off our stuff at our hotel and headed down to the famous Hotel del Coronado.

The weather was perfect to us coming from Utah.  It was mid 60's and sunshine without a cloud in the sky.  There was a chilly breeze but that's to be expected in March. 

After lunch, I couldn't wait to get my feet in the sand.  We headed straight out.  We were so surprised at the amount of people playing in the water and laying out in bathing suits.  Pants and a sweatshirt were just right to me.  We didn't plan on staying long at the beach.  Just a quick sand in the toes moment and then we could move on.  But as we sat there for the few minutes, the temperature and sounds of the waves were perfect, so relaxing, that we laid down in the sand and went to sleep.  Life was perfect in that moment!

What I didn't think about when I was caught up in the "lets have the perfect moment" was that because I was fully clothed and didn't put on a bathing suit, I didn't put on sunscreen. 

After an hour of laying there, soaking up my vitamin d, I realized my mistake.  I realized I was not prepared for that moment.  I could feel that my face was fried.  Though I wanted so badly to stay there for hours, I realized that was not an option.  I had nothing to cover my face to protect it from the sun and I didn't have anything else to sustain me for the next few hours.


As the evening went on and I could feel how burnt my face was I realized what a great life lesson this is.


How often am I in a rush for that perfect moment that I forget to be prepared to stay in that moment?


Isn't life all about the preparation to be able to return back to our Heavenly Father?  

Am I too busy in life reaching for the next big thing that I am missing out on the small and simple steps that will help me be prepared for that "perfect" return back to my Heavenly Father?  

Applying sunscreen was such a simple step and yet in my rush and excitement to get to the beach for my perfect moment I didn't even think to stop at the store and buy any.  I was a little deceived that my clothes would protect me from the sunshine.  It was a "perfect moment" for a minute until the uncomfortableness of burning set in and I realized it was too uncomfortable to stay there.  I wasn't prepared!

I know I want to make sure to do all I can to be prepared to meet my maker.  I don't want to feel uncomfortable after the initial reunion because I wasn't prepared to stay with him.  

I want to be able to have my reunion and then rejoice and bask with him for the rest of all eternity!




This is honestly just a little piece of all the thoughts that are going through my head right now.  So much to learn!  So much to improve on for myself.  I'm sure there are so many other life lessons from applying the sunscreen.  What did you learn from it?  What can you apply into your own life?



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