The other day, we slept with the windows open.
Upon waking, my first thought was, “It smells like summer!”
It was a rich, fresh, exciting smell. I think if fun and rest and hope all combined and had an odor, it would be called summer.
So naturally, as I celebrated the sensation, I reflected on what summer meant to me.
I remembered the last-day-of-school-is-coming feeling, when we cleaned out our desks, watched movies, ate popcorn and got to drink pop during class.
I smiled with the memories of driving 17 miles to “go to town” to go swimming.
I laughed when recalling the days when we didn’t get to go to town to swim, so instead improvised in our cattle’s stock tank.
I thought of my first Bible verse learned at vacation bible school in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, Luke 11:9~ “Ask and it shall be given you; Seek and ye shall find; Know and the door shall be opened unto you.”
The memories flashed in my mind like an old movie reel… And then I realized that summer has always been so faithful to me.
Not just by way of fun and relaxation. But literally Faith-FULL.
It was the summer of my 12th year of life when I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior and was baptized on the following Sunday, which not surprisingly, was Father’s Day.
I remember that summer when I met that blue-eyed Jesus lovin’ soldier dude who would soon become my husband.
There is oh-so-much more to this post. Keep on reading over at Wives of Faith.
So, dear readers: In what ways will you make your summer faith-full this year? Join the conversation and leave a comment below.
Now if you will excuse me… I need to grab my umbrella drink and go meet Jesus at the beach.
Full in Christ,
“You laid out the four corners of earth, shaped the seasons of summer and winter.” ~Psalm 74:17 MSG
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