Do you remember that song? It sort of plays in the recesses of my mind at about 12 years old. I feel like I am sitting cross-legged on the shag, brown family room carpet and staring into our 19 inch black and white television set. The crickets are chirping outside and the sweet, humid smell of a Nebraska night is floating through the window….
I’ve been lame at blogging and I do re-enter this space again with some regret of the great moments of the summer that could have been posted in infamy on this crazy word press page and instead are only posted in the memories of my mind and heart ~ which do count for something. In my defense we were not home much this summer. We spent a lot of time at Norm’s Resort (aka grandpa and grandma’s house) on Lake Whatcom. It was a hot summer for NW Washington and staring at our 5 acres of dust and brush was not that appealing to us on hot afternoons, so we packed it up (I had it all down to a science) and headed out to cool waters and the sound of much laughter and summer in the air.
My highlight in July was spending around 10 days in Long Beach, Washington, with family and friends. Time stops there and you are forced to give in to a lazy pace that revolves around the weather patterns and what’s for dinner or what kind of something is being shaken up or poured or mixed in the kitchen. The fourth of July is always a hit there and we took that in like we always do ~ cram as much fun as possible into one day!
In August it was 20 year reunion time for both myself and Roger and we had 2 week-ends in a row of festivities. In between we took another trip with just our fabulous five (me, him, jake, parker, karson) to Long Beach for a little family time. We had a great couple of days there taking in the sea, building birdhouses, exploring, eating good food, and chillaxin’ together. We drove Highway 101 down the coast to Dallas, Oregon and then hung out there with my parents for a few days and also took in the reunion of Dallas High Class of 1989. When we got back I had a couple of days to unpack and pack again for a trip that I took to Colorado with four friends to attend the Captivating Women’s conference at Crooked Creek YL Ranch. I am still absorbing all that God spoke and worked in my heart during those four days away. The words He spoke were life-giving, sweet and moved and stirred my heart toward embracing my role in His Kingdom agenda.
I sit here in mid September and realize how much our fall schedule is underway with school, soccer, days filled with routine and nights of homework and early bedtimes. The boys are starting to settle into their 6th, 2nd and Kindergarten classes. I am grateful for their teachers and the school they are still able to attend even though we moved to a new location in town (their first day of school picture is refusing to go vertical in this post ~ ugh!). I am enjoying where we are at right now in life. God healed my heart this summer and the ache over the lakehouse that we sold earlier this year is there but not in a gut-wrenching way. I am looking forward to what He wants to continue to show us about where He wants us and why. So, as the last few days of official summer (on the equinox system) come to an end I am filled with memories and gratitude of what the last months have held and the memories and messages of the Summer of 2009 will not be ones forgotten.
