In The Summertime. . .

SUMMER IS HERE!
Just thought I would mention it. After all, you might have missed it arriving this past Tuesday in the middle of the day. It’s not that it arrived with any fanfare. It just drifted into town and came to stay for three months. It might have snuck up on you while still doing your spring work. You know, the stuff that you would have normally done months ago but with all the rain you were unable get done. Point of fact. We just put in our Impatiens. Now there is a play on words. But, it’s great to have summer here. Soon, the children will be out of school and parents will be praying the summer is over quickly, while the teachers are praying for a long relaxing summer. Wonder which group will have their prayer answered? Yes, the children are out of school in a couple of weeks. Most of us will remember to watch out for children during the summer. They are at times, carefree and we adults need to be especially vigilant for their safety. We have to watch for those who chase balls and those that aren’t watching as best they can. That being said, it won’t be too long until the children are also, ready for it, bored. Yes, they can only keep occupied by doing nothing for so long. That is about the time the adults have to come up with some very ingenious ideas to keep them going. Just this past week, our daily paper had a whole page dedicated to what to do with children to keep them occupied with using their minds during the summer vacation. You can even get a book published by the Ontario government listing thousands of things to go and places to go each day for the whole summer. We at church learned long ago that we can keep them occupied for a week with Vacation Bible School. That is about the maximum time we mortals can take having 30 kids around all day. And that is why we appreciate teachers more then we can ever say. But yes, I remember VBS from my childhood. I actually thought that someone invented it for me. We loved going so much we didn’t worry about which church we went to. We would go to a new one each week. Mom must have cringed at the sight of another jewelry box made out of popsicle sticks. That my friend is what summer is all about. It is our time here in the frozen north to get out and do all the things we dream of in December. Get out and do some relaxing to be sure. Cram into two months all the outdoor things you can. Forget the computer, game boy, Xbox and the like. Go with the children as they seek new adventures. Be like the children who never neglect exercising the mind and growing in what you know, learn and experience for the first time. Lastly, we all need to stretch in the spiritual side of life. My bible tells me that I need to “know Him” and that means getting to know about God through everything around us in our world. Maybe that is why Church and Children’s Study Hour come on our day off? May your summer be filled with the fullness of all we can experience, especially when we recognize that He is watching out for all of us. Something to think about Robin