"Stop long enough to see around us, not just glimpse" ~Unknown~
I am really trying to not let my endless list of "To Do's" control me this summer. I am determined to soak up some summer. I have a bucket list.
I don't eat much ice cream except in the summer. I have already shared a few licks with my grandchildren. There's just something about ice cream and children that go together!! Ice cream is my summer indulgence!
I'm not a big time fisherman, but we have a special park in Kentucky that we love taking the grands. I just experienced that a few days ago. I could sit on that bench a long time and watch the ducks swim by and chew gum for the kids to bait with!! That lake is pure serenity!
I have an updated back porch. It has been beckoning me all spring. Unfortunately, allergies have kept me from enjoying it as much as I would have liked. But a meal of fresh squash, grilled chicken and sliced tomatoes taste so much better on my back porch!
The first singing of the birds intrigue me. We had a mother bird and her nest just outside of our bedroom. They were a bit noisy, but it's hard to get upset with God's little creatures. Their songs and their comaradie charm me
I always have to remove a stain or two on my clothing from my biting into new peaches, strawberries, and tomatoes. It's worth the scrub! I cannot get enough of them. Blackberry cobbler is a must on my June birthday. I spend days looking forward to it!!
I'm a little mesmerized and awed by summer thunderstorms. My husband loves them! We were on a road trip last week and I made myself relax and analyze a storm. I was so challenged by it as I compared my personal storms to that one, and knew as It passed so quickly, that God lets storms come and go to prove His presence and power to me!
My summer flowers bless me. The perennials I have kept from my mother blossom and thrive and bloom through the hot summer! Their faces turn toward the sun and grow that direction. I want to be like the flower that absorbs the Son in my life.
Having just returned from a trip to the mountains where the star sprinkled sky and early and beautiful sunsets speak peace, I was again reminded of God's love speaking through Nature.
Not a lover of water, I purposed to calmly sit and let the recent boat ride on the lake calm me. It was beautiful and soothing to my spirit. On that trip with my family, I thrilled when we shared our picnic and sat on the shore in our bare feet!
I mention often, that I enjoy the seasons. I have been so busy in my life and feel like the beauty that surrounded me for many years has been overlooked or diminished to some degree. I didn't have or take the time to really soak it up.
All the things I have taken for granted, I want to do. I am asking God to help me focus on the beauty and feeling of His Creation. I have reminded myself when I am faithfully knocking off those "To Do's", that I need to stop and work on summer gatherings. It is a good thing to do.
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