Yesterday, my parents invited my children and me to spend the day at Sandy Point, a small beach about 40 minutes away. We jumped at the chance to put our bathing suits on and to lay aside our worries for the day. While driving over a huge bridge, my father gazed out at the water and commented, “Perhaps if things had been different, I would have bought a house here by the water… instead I decided to move to Silver Spring.” “Well, I’m glad you didn’t buy a house on the water – because then you wouldn’t have had me!” I retorted with a smile. But, it got me thinking……