Low Tide
Most people wait for high tide. The water is prettier, the beach feels alive, and everything looks the way we picture a perfect day at the coast.
But I’ve learned to appreciate low tide.
That’s when the ocean gives something back. Shells that were hidden yesterday. Tide pools full of life. Pieces of driftwood. Starfish. Sand dollars. Things you’d never see if the water had stayed high.
Life has low tides too.
There are seasons when it feels like something has been taken away—a job changes, kids grow up, plans fall apart, people leave, or life just gets quiet.
But maybe those seasons aren’t only about what’s gone.
Maybe they’re about what has finally been revealed.
Some of life’s greatest treasures aren’t found at high tide.
They’re waiting to be discovered when the tide goes out.