Summer has flown by and all too soon we'll be welcoming a new season. I am looking forward to fall and all of the fun we'll have. I'm thinking of cooler nights with bonfires, s'mores, apple pies and weenie roasts. But, for now, I want to remember summer and all of the fun we had.
~planting our garden, late as it was, has produced a goodly amount of food for us
~tomatoes getting processed and straight into the freezer for yummy soups and spaghetti
~our flop of a lasagna garden, which redeemed itself in late summer and we now have 6 watermelons, 2 cantaloupes and many zucchinis. Oh! I can't forget the two cucumbers we also got. :0)
~the time we stayed up really late, under the tiki torches as we laughed and talked about so many things.
~the two weeks of volunteering at camp for my oldest daughter, the bad asthma attack I had when she was gone, and how I found out we all had strengths we didn't know we had. Those unknown strengths/assets seem to make themselves known when the Mom of the family is sick. *smile*
~the two weeks of my two older ones visiting their grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins out in Washington. Two weeks of my family loving on my kiddos, showing them the sights, letting Chelsea take hundreds of pictures, and the great memories they now have of spending time with them.
~spending time with my other three kiddos when they were in WA. Doing the dishes with Becky as we talked about important things in her life, the time spent watching good movies together, Aaron playing blocks with us, and we always let him topple our block buildings because he liked to.
~friends over, sharing, playing and growing together
~Aaron doing "force hold", "force choke" and "force push"
~time spent working together, sharing time as a family, just us growing and loving each other
There are so many more special memories, so many things I don't want to forget.
*the feel of Aaron's hand in mine
*hugs from my oldest son
*paper hearts from my middle son
*Aaron saying mercy and "duncle" for uncle
*playing with the lego's together
*Jacob hoeing the garden, even though big blisters were on his hands
*listening to many hours of beautiful piano music played by my girls
*guitar music from Jacob
*of times spent listening to old bluegrass together, to sharing new songs with each other, even if it isn't everybody's style of music they like. Loving each other enough to listen and enjoy the time spent together
*e-mails from friends near and far away
*real letters from friends near and far away
There are so many blessing in the average, every-day life we live:
~A smile from someone we love (or a stranger)
~a kind word spoken
~ a beautiful flower
~seeing a child grasp a new skill
~watching the sunrise or sunset together
~a clean house
~laundry swaying on the line
~sun-fresh and sweet-smelling
Be blessed, my friends. Life is beautiful if we but look around us and drink in it's joys.
~Karen
