• Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

JacquelineDegroot.com

Author Jacqueline DeGroot

  • Home
  • Books
  • Book Excerpts
    • Series Book Excerpts
      • Beach Boys of Sunset Beach
        • The Beach Boys of Sunset Beach
        • The Beach Boys of Sunset Beach: Part Two
      • Cemetery Kids Series
        • Cemetery Kids: The Ghosts of Bird Island
        • Cemetery Kids 2: The Ghosts of Bird Island Find a Family
        • Cemetery Kids 3: The Ghosts of Bird Island and the Disney World Honeymoon
      • Widows Series
        • The Widows of Sea Trail- Catalina of Live Oaks
        • The Widows of Sea Trail- Tessa of Crooked Gulley
        • The Widows of Sea Trail- Vivienne of Sugar Sands
      • Running Series
        • Running Into Temptation
        • Running Up The Score
        • Running Into A Brick Wall
      • The Earl’s Wet Nurse
        • The Earl’s Wet Nurse
        • The Earl’s Wet Nurse Part II Thomas Returns
    • The Secret of The Kindred Spirit
    • Sunset Beach: A History
    • Flash Drive
      • “Flash Drive” Short Story
    • Shipwrecked at Sunset
    • For The Love of Amanda
    • Worth Any Price
    • What Dreams Are Made Of
    • Barefoot Beaches
    • Climax
  • Audio Books
  • Blog
  • Bio
  • Contact

The Kindred Spirit is Back!

The Kindred Spirit is back! A big ‘Thank You’ to everyone who helped, this mailbox is truly being watched over! Our wonderful group of volunteers went out today and quickly set to work. The mailbox was put back in its original place (or as close as we could get since there was no marker), the bench was plotted next to it, and the flagpole was straightened and re-roped, and equipped with a new flag.

I cannot begin to thank everyone who helped, offered support, supplies, donations, and words of encouragement–there would simply be a never ending list. During the chaos of this week I looked up the definition on Kindred, it means “Relationship by blood.” After this week, I do not think even blood could unite this many people. The spirit of the mailbox is something much greater.

Riding down the the Mailbox, Supplies in tow.
Riding down to the the Mailbox, supplies in tow.
Couldn't have asked for a better day.
Couldn’t have asked for a better day
The Crew Walking Down
The Crew walking down
Erosion from Tropical Storm Ana
Erosion from Tropical Storm Ana
That's why they call is Bird Island
That’s why they call it Bird Island
Modeling the New Mailbox
Modeling the New Mailbox
I can't believe how much of the dunes washed away
I can’t believe how the dunes washed away
Debris in front of the Mailbox from the Storm
Debris in front of the Mailbox from the storm
Barren Flagpole
Barren flagpole
They started coming in droves
The helpers started coming in droves
The downed Mailbox and Bench
The downed Mailbox and bench
The bench miraculously remained in one piece
The bench miraculously remained in one piece
The Mailbox
The Mailbox
Journals from Post-Ana
Journals from Post-Ana
Strategy Meeting
Strategy meeting
Planning and Plotting
Planning and plotting
The New (Metal) Mailbox
The new (metal) Mailbox
Debris from the Storm
Debris from the storm
This trees is holding up these dunes
This tree is holding up this dune
Working Hard
Working hard
Picking up trash from the area.
Picking up trash
Removing the Old Mailbox (although not so old, it's only been there a month!)
Removing the old Mailbox, although not so old, it’s only been there a month!
Digging Holes
Digging holes
Fixing the flagpole
Fixing the flagpole
“Quick someone Google how to thread a flagpole”
Joey helping out
Joey helping out
Re-roping the flagpole
Re-roping the flagpole
Our trusty ropers
A little spot of Paradise
A little spot of paradise
The Kindred Spirit
The Kindred Spirit Bench
Mailbox and Bench, back together again
Mailbox and bench, back together again
In business again!
What a view!
What a view!
Raising the Flag
Raising the flag
There is goes!
There she goes!
Blowing in the wind
The Kindred Spirit Mailbox is back!
The Kindred Spirit Mailbox is back!
Writing in the notebook
Writing in a notebook
The Kindred Spirit
The Kindred Spirit is here at Sunset Beach
Our wonderful volunteers!
Our wonderful volunteers!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Frank Nesmith says

    May 14, 2015 at 6:30 pm

    Now that is what I call a motley crew that did marvelous job. And the Kindred Spirit lives on..

  2. Peggy grich says

    May 14, 2015 at 9:33 pm

    What a wonderful testament to the strong bond this special place has created within the local community and beyond.

  3. Laura says

    May 15, 2015 at 3:26 pm

    so glad to see it back was there for the first last fall then again in the sping such a peaceful place can’t wait to come back maybe October bringing my day daughter to see thank you to everyone that made this possible for the future

  4. Sharon says

    May 15, 2015 at 8:58 pm

    This is so special…a true bond to Kindred Spirit…last year was my first trip to the box…it was wonderful…went back again a few weeks later taking family and friends…everyone agreed that this was a special place…Thank you everyone who helped put it back…this is a part of the future and you had something to do with it…

Footer

  • Email
  • Facebook

Copyright ©️ 2020 Jacqueline Degroot

Sign Up For News & Updates