A Bundle of Myrrh

Living Seasonally

Another Summer is here. The heat closes in and the babies crave water. I crave AC. We’ve had such a pleasant Spring, the bliss of cool days. Perfect mornings and evenings on the porch reading or sipping coffee or both. The hotter it gets the less I enjoy the being outside but I will admit there are a few things I do look forward to with Summer.

This Summer I’m eager to have some more hours of the day with the kids home. I will be happy to not have to find jackets for everyone or even shoes. We will turn on the grill a few more times than we did this Winter and eat a mound of cucumbers and maybe some watermelon. See, there are a whopping six things I like about Summer!

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Living Seasonally

There are certainly seasons of life when it’s not as easy to answer the question, “How are you doing?” In this season we have mourned death and fought illness. I haven’t been to church since Christmas morning. Every weekend we’ve had a baby sick with one thing or another. This season of life has left me tired, more tired than I already was, and weary. And longing for something though I’m not sure what. Heaven probably. Longing for “normal” but I have no idea what that even is anymore. Longing for what we no longer have to be given back, that joy of awaiting our son’s birth. Longing to feel good in my body instead of pain and sickness. Longing to not hear anyone crying or arguing or whining!

How am I doing? I don’t know. I’m tired and longing. But I know God is good and still takes care of me.

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