Sweet Summer Days

 

"It was You who set all the boundaries of the earth;

You made both summer and winter."

Psalm 74:17

 

Oh what a sweet summer we are having!    Sweet Summer days that God has set in place. 

• Swimming in the pool out back counts as a bath.
• Sleeping outside under the stars and hoping for a shooting star, night after night.
• Icecream and strawberries for lunch. 
• Watermelon for dinner.
• A bit more squabbling among the children... 
• A bit more love among the children.
• Two trips to camp for the boys.
• 26 books read.
• Late nights and early mornings. 
• 1/2 price slushes and Diet cokes at Sonic during "happy hour"!
• Unpacking, organizing, re-organizing, again and again. 
• On a whim trips to the park (or Walmart!)
• CAUTION: Children in Tow.... Bringing the children to the Center and making sure noone ends up in a Tote or ran over by a C-Cart and keeping them from swinging around on the ZRacks. Or wait.  Is that me?
• Getting kicked out of Major Daddy-O's office. Hummpphh. Fine then. 
• Squirting fully clothed children with the hose,  fun for me :)
• Countless trips to the Library, Doctor, Dentist, Schools, Groceries, Dry Cleaners, and our Family Stores.
• Paper plates and plastic forks.
• Craft upon craft upon craft.
• Wii, Movies and the Military Channel and my newly discovered favorite Judie Byrd cooking show. 6am and all to myself.
• Imaginitive, Creative, Adventurous Play, Play, Play. (mess, mess, mess too) 

   And sometimes,  me just longing for a little break.... aaaaahhhhh.... one day....

 

 

He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,

but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

Proverbs 10:5

 

Ants are creatures of little strength,

yet they store up their food in the summer;

Proverbs 30:25

  

We Gather and Store Up love, cherished memories, and character building in our family as we engage these summer days.
Soon it will be time for a harvest!