09/01/2026
I was getting ready to tell you of all the things I love about August, when I realized that we welcome the month of September today. Yes, it’s still summer, but the changing of seasons is in the air.
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Our summer months are so full; the work days are long, & the older our boys have become, I can see that “make hay while the sun shines” was engrained into them, no matter what they’re doing. I notice other people soaking up the relaxed days of summer, wishing they’d stay forever, & for as many years as I can recall now, our summer months have been wonderful for different reasons. It’s more a time of opportunity & growth, long days & short nights, & as the darkness comes a little earlier with each passing day, I’m thankful for the abundance of summer while being ready for the rest that is to come. Morning sun streaming in a little later. Dinners at dinnertime. Bed at bedtime.
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It’s so remarkable to think of how God allows us to experience His seasons in different ways. Summer is beautiful to you & your family for different reasons than it is for ours. I think that’s part of the beauty of this life - that none of us live it quite the same. God gives each season its own work & its own gifts through our eyes.
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I’m thankful for all that summer has given us, & just as thankful that He never asks us to stay in one season forever. There is goodness in the changing, too.❤️