Ha Ha! I have to laugh at myself. I was just messing around with my blog page and the settings and all that stuff and accidentally published my post with just a title. I guess that's one way to work through writer's block--I sort of feel obligated to say something now.
I do love summer. It is a busy crazy time for our family but the sunshine just makes everything seem more bearable. I was raised in eastern Oregon which is sort of desert area but right next to the Columbia River. There is wonderful sunshine all year around despite the temperature. Even after living in Northwest Washington for most of the past 16 years, I still have not found a love for the rain and the constant cloud cover that we endure for the majority of the year. I rejoice when the sun shines and and absolutely love traveling and experiencing 90 degree weather. My children, on the other hand, have lived here in the Northwest all of their short lives and when the sun shines and it's barely 70 degrees, they are eating Popsicles and looking for shade--it's hilarious.
I will enjoy the sun this summer but as the Northwest fall and winter approach, reminding myself to depend on the Lord to be my sunshine, is an important thing to do. Habakkuk 3:4 says, "His splendor was like the sunrise: rays flashed from his hand where his power was hidden." Psalm 84:11 says, "For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless." Not to say I won't enjoy the sun fully at each opportunity but, this summer, fall, winter and spring, I need to remember to focus my attention on God and not worry about the clouds in the sky so much.
I do love summer. It is a busy crazy time for our family but the sunshine just makes everything seem more bearable. I was raised in eastern Oregon which is sort of desert area but right next to the Columbia River. There is wonderful sunshine all year around despite the temperature. Even after living in Northwest Washington for most of the past 16 years, I still have not found a love for the rain and the constant cloud cover that we endure for the majority of the year. I rejoice when the sun shines and and absolutely love traveling and experiencing 90 degree weather. My children, on the other hand, have lived here in the Northwest all of their short lives and when the sun shines and it's barely 70 degrees, they are eating Popsicles and looking for shade--it's hilarious.
I will enjoy the sun this summer but as the Northwest fall and winter approach, reminding myself to depend on the Lord to be my sunshine, is an important thing to do. Habakkuk 3:4 says, "His splendor was like the sunrise: rays flashed from his hand where his power was hidden." Psalm 84:11 says, "For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless." Not to say I won't enjoy the sun fully at each opportunity but, this summer, fall, winter and spring, I need to remember to focus my attention on God and not worry about the clouds in the sky so much.
