Some Summer Staples

Summer is undoubtedly my favorite season.

I guess that's why my youngest daughter is named after it.We spell it: Sommer. Sommer Jade she is. My mother-in-law wrote the sweetest comment in her baby card..."now you'll have summer year round." 
Here is a peek at a  few things of what I love about the season...
   

porch sitting

comfy skirts and sandals
 (ever have a pair of shoes call your name as you're going by? that's what happened here!)

sweet sisters

serendipity (need an S word!)

        

Scrumptious Salads

   
Impromptu Swims to the stream to cool off

 

                                                Spectacular Skies

 FLOWERS...it wouldn't feel like summer without them

I love glads.even the name evokes happiness.

This year, they speak to me of strength.

They have had less than ideal conditions;

dry, hot and windy.

Some are bent over;but they still bloom.

Summer; the season I long for all year, and then find myself enduring some days. I'm not sure why. So much joy to be had,

right here,right now.

Heart and Hearth

"Every summer has a story..."

Good-bye Whitney.Thank-you for the Music

The greatest love of all is of course God's love for humanity.But I wanted to share this song as I believe it conveys a powerful message...

We can not really live in harmony with ourselves until we have accepted ourselves.....

in acceptance lieth peace.(Amy Carmichael)

this was an epiphany for me when I learned not to depend on others for my sense of worth,but to accept

who I am and am not.   

Blessings.