Summer Fun

WOW. I can't believe it's already August. What does happen to the time? Well, I can't account for yours, but I will try to account for some of mine.

First off: school ended. whew! Third grade was full of changes, challenges, and choices. Faith will be attending a new sister/school to her current location. I'm excited for the change - mostly because she is excited. Mind you, we are a family that plods reluctantly to change, and then decides afterward rather hesitantly that it was a really good idea after all. So, to hear her shout joyfully when we got the acceptance call was quite a pleasant surprise to me.

Secondly: Faith had her tonsils out. That was major stuff! She did great through it all - a real trooper! She survived on a small vanilla creme "frappaccino" a day for about 10 days, lost about 7 pounds, and gave her body the shock of it's young life when it discovered uninterrupted sleep for the first time in years. It is lovely to see the dark circles under her eyes disappear, her vitality increase, and her moods level out. She really is feeling better.

Thirdly: 2, count 'em 2, trips to vacation at the beach. Sheer heaven! We had a great time in the surf, in the sand, in the trailer. We played, we prayed, we s'mored, we rode bicycles into town for a Starbuck's run. We had a lovely time. I'm looking forward to our summer finale - a last week at the beach the end of August. God is amazing to create such a lovely atmosphere for us to consider His glory, His creativity, His desire to bless His kids with something just to behold and appreciate. Gotta love that God of ours - He just gives and gives.

Lastly: I got to go to a concert with my sweetheart and my friend. How can you not love a night with MercyMe??? It was amazing. The opening band was really good: Tenth Avenue North. You should check them out. David Crowder Band puts on a very energetic show. Then: the marvelous, true worship of our Savior in the wonderful sounds from MercyMe. Poor Bart had pneumonia, and still opened the show in perfect pitch and A'Capella sweetness. He just draws you into heartfelt worship. An experience I wouldn't hesitate to repeat, ever!

That's about the updates for now. Summer still marches on, and it's time to start thinking about getting ready for school. Shopping. hmmmmm....that could be fun!