Some days, as I walk on the beach, the dolphins seem to be playing with me, dancing off shore, changing direction as I change direction, watching and entertaining me. I remember the day my husband and I put a deposit on our island lot. As we returned to the campground, we saw dolphins in the water, cavorting and playing, seeming to put their stamp of approval on the bold move we were making. How blessed we are! Our creator has placed us in a world intended for joy and happiness, a world first made perfect. Sometimes we glimpse that perfection and, like the dolphins, can only celebrate our creator’s greatness. I thank you Lord, for the dolphins’ dance and for the beautiful world you’ve shared with us. Amen.
There are some deep, swampy pools on the island, places of dark water and exotic plants, pools where logs lie against the pool’s rim, and the air smells thick and