Surfing the Storm
We love taking family trips to the ocean, no matter where. The girls enjoy the calm water, and it always feels like a good day when there are no waves. The beach is crowded on days like this. But a few times, we visited when tropical storms developed while we were there. We, like most people, hurried off the beach and back to our hotel. But we always encountered a handful headed in the opposite direction, toward the shore instead. They were surfers. Storms make waves double or triple in size, allowing surfers to reach heights they never could on an ordinary day. The only thing is, when you reach heights that high, the same lows go with it. I’ve discovered the same is true about the storms we face within ourselves. In the difficulties and trials of life, it can feel as though we’re caught in our own personal storms. Yet, it’s in those very storms that I have been lifted to new heights—moments of clarity, faith, and hope that I never would have reached otherwise. Yes, there h...
