SEASONS - SOON WE WILL BE THRIVING IN THE SUNSHINE OF SUMMERTIME

(Writing and photography by Sheila Gail Landgraf)

Here we are at June already!  June 20th brings us the first day of summer and we are almost there.  I hope you are dancing through your days and eagerly anticipating what God will bring with summertime.  

Here are a few of my own anticipations and thoughts;

Going through life is a lot like dancing, sometimes you stretch and leap high; sometimes you bend and bow low.  There are so many twists and turns along the way, and there is the constant necessity of having to be flexible.  Sometimes the music speeds up and sometimes it slows  down to a gentle lullaby.  Either way, it is still the music of life, in constant rhythm and step with who we are and where we are going.  Right now God is busy teaching us the rhythm and dances of Summer.  

How lovely they are!

How enchanting to be here.

How blessed a season!

  

Sometimes as we step onto the dance floor of summer, we are not quite sure how to begin.
The point is simply to start dancing.

Life throws out its rhythms and you just have to wake up keeping time. 

New notes and old notes and all types of music may form your dance.  Some of the steps may come from a prayer, a song, a memory, a conversation, a taste, a blessing, a hike, a photograph, a poem, but the steps keep coming every day and we all get our chance to step and twirl to the music of life,
Life in all it's splendor and beauty,

Especially in the sweet season of Summer. 
Oh how I love this season!

The colors that parade forth through the days of this season are amazing.  You feel sometimes like you stepped into a rich oil painting of vivid deep shades of green with bright splashes of yellow sunlight and oh those vivid bright blue sky colors, just waiting to be framed and hung in your memory.

Dancing through the seasons of life truly is an art form.  Right now we are so blessed to be  dancing the dance of Summer together, and what a lovely dance it is! 

There are many steps to this lovely dance called Summer.

 You are the loser if you don’t join in – so come step into summertime and all of its loveliness.

Flowers
Birds and Their Nests
The Kentucky Derby

Pentecost
Flag Day

Memorial Day
Father's Day
Independence Day

Family Gatherings
Beach Concerts

Tablescapes

Open Air Markets
Outdoor Concerts

Lush Gardens
Swimming Trips

Cool  Summer Recipes
Grilling Outside
Weddings
Graduations
Boat Rides
Baby Showers

New Books to Read In The Sun
Long Walks on the Beach
Sunrises and Sunsets
Lemonade in the Shade
Visiting local Parks
Summer Vacations
Grass Mowing
Summer Camping Trips

Summertime Poetry
Summer Reunions

Blackberry Picking
Fresh Produce
Picnics
Revivals

By the time I write of these topics, there will be so many more that I remember to put on the list.  Summer is so special!  

So let’s share it all while the season lasts.

Time is so short.
It comes and goes as quickly as a summer rain.