These last two days have been spent loving my three children up and planning and preparing for Eli's 5th birthday party. As a teacher I teach all year and during the month of June teach as an adjunct with the Spartanburg Writing Project at USC Upstate. This makes July one of the sweetest months of the year. Because it is short we work so hard to soak it up. We make a summer bucket list every year of what we want to do when July and our summer arrives.
In one short week we 've caught fireflies and spent time at the water park. We've slept in and snuggled together holding on tight to the sweet time between waking up and getting up that is one of summer's greatest gifts for moms and kids alike. We've gone to the library and read books. We've gone to eat at Chick Fil A and played on the playground. We've worked together to pick the garden and make salsa and jam. We've loved each other and this summer life with all we've had.
I know that there are weeks during the school year when the week flies by and I miss so much because I am doing so much - school, homework, driving to dance, baseball, piano. There is time for a quick read aloud before bed, tuck in, and lights out. We live for more than this. Every July and December I am so thankful for the opportunity to consciously make a life full of meaning. We live a lifetime in these weeks and by praying over our summer bucket list and consciously making decisions for how to make this time meaningful with what we want to do most and what matters most we enjoy it the most.
With this week focusing on social media I've been more and more convicted and convinced that we don't need more, we need a vision of what is best.
So thankful for this week!
Sincerely,
Dawn
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