I don't know about you guys, but keeping up the feeling of the general love I have for summer is very difficult this year. There's a lot going on.
As some of you may know, for about 5 months now my Grandma has been living with us. It was an adjustment at first, now it's just life. She often needs full supervision, so going places isn't as easy. The kids are going here there and everywhere, only Dan can drive at this point, so taking them to work or play is often thrown into the mix. Instead of one week of Kingslove this year, we've been doing it every Friday. My house is a three-ring circus.
Work is pretty much consistently crazy, I want to make more money but it's hard to go in on days where the sun is begging me to stay out.
Staying excited about being engaged and getting married sometimes fades away, I get caught up in the details and the planning aspect, I guess my mindset is that I'll enjoy later.
But I don't want to just do that, I want to enjoy it now too.
Asking God what He has for me in this season is tricky too in some ways. And maybe I need to get more specific about what I'm asking for, but truthfully, I just want to hear his voice in my everyday life. I ask him specifics for my friends and family, but not for me. In writing this, I may need to ask God is He wants me to ask Him for something specific. Hmm...
I got re-accepted into nursing school, I have a few hoops to jump through over the next couple months before it officially starts, but it should be fine. I'm excited to get back in the game, I really want to finish.
The weddings this summer have been so wonderful to be at. I have one more, but I'll have gone to 6 total this summer. Phew that's a lot! I am very thankful to have most of July & August weekends free, it will continue to be a reminder that it's summer.
I guess that's what worries me, that I forget it's summer. The heat reminds me all the time, but because it's been so busy, I get lost in the crazy.
Maybe I'll ask God to help me remember what summer feels like.
Sounds silly, but I just might.
Ask him to remind me the quiet nearness He loves to meet me with at night.
To remind me to quietly watch sunsets.
To remind me to love on my patients at work with encouraging words.
To remind me to encourage my husband to be.
To remind me to soak up the sun and enjoy the freedom of working out.
Those are good thoughts.
I really long to embrace some good old fashion summer enjoyments of mine. My last two months before I go plunging into school, it's time to remember summer time :]
