First Day Of Summer

It's no secret that I love summer.

The smell of the flowers from my front deck

The amazing vegetable garden in my back yard

The lakes all around me

The camping so close to home

Long skirts and sandals

Family and Friends visiting from far away and close by

The opportunity to go to Bible camp and

hang out with students

The opportunity to help with our Day camp

right here in Norquay

Weddings and celebrations

Summer festivals

Flying kites

hummingbirds are out

Holidays - a time to relax and be refreshed

I love Summer.

It's been a hard season these last few months.

Today as I sit at home, fighting the flu I am reminded of the message last week of celebrating life.

Sometimes in the hard we forget to look for the good.

Sometimes in the lonely seasons we forget to look around at what indeed is in front of us.

We pine over relationships that are hard and

we forget to look around and see those that love us and want to be with us and accept us for who we are.

Sometimes we forget to celebrate life right where its at.

We minimize what God has done for us.

I have been realizing that.

Not all days are perfect.

But in our days we can try to find the good.

All days have some good in them.

Today once again I am being reminded first of all,

Not to take myself to seriously

(or anyone else for that matter)

Worship fully

(fully be present where God is leading)

Laugh a lot

(find the things that make me laugh)

&

Celebrate Everything & Everyone.

(Its hard to be bitter, resentful and jealous when you

celebrate with people instead of against them.)

These reminders truly help one to live a life of celebration.

Summer is Here

Today is the first day of summer

As the days are getting longer

I am getting better

yes, there may be set backs 

like today and we may have to

reschedule a thing or two...

But

I choose to look for the good.

All days have some good in them.

First day of summer

First day of many good things.

Take a moment today

to look for the good.