I have deemed this summer the summer of transitions. Everywhere I turn there are family members, coworkers, and friends transitioning through major life changes. Matt and I have been on the fringes of each of these and have experienced them with sadness, tears, joy, grief, celebration and sympathy. Although I expected this to be a wonderfully relaxing summer many of these transitions have made it far from restful. We have prayed for servants hearts willing to be where we need to be when called and hope to serve joyfully. God has been faithful in each encounter and provided words, deeds and time to be with these family members and friends. We find peace knowing that each of these transitions is a growing experience for those involved and look forward to seeing the blessing they will be.
Since it’s summer I’ve been letting Dean stay up until his daddy gets home. Dean meets Matt at the door, the spend a few minutes hunting lizards and other nighttime animals and then start on Dean’s bedtime routine. I know that Matt loves having the opportunity to be a party of Dean’s evening and that Dean loves seeing his daddy before he goes to sleep, and I love listening to their sweet conversations thought the monitor. A win for us all!
When the school year ended I was determined to come up with a list of activities to keep Dean and me busy all summer. I wanted there to be plenty of fun and free entertainment. So, I sent an email blast to all of my CHHS co-workers creating a weekly park play date. My thought was that we could get together and catch up on summer events while our children entertained each other. After enough sweat and sun we’d hit a nearby restaurant for lunch.
This past Wednesday we enjoyed our first park date. It was fabulous. About 7 CHHS staff members and their children attended the event. We had a great time sliding, running, sweating and then eating. Dean loved seeing his buds from school and I enjoyed striking up conversations with teachers who I don’t see on a regular basis. I’m already looking forward to our next Parr Park play date.
Last Monday the construction site near our house poured concrete. After Matt called and told us about the fun Dean and I loaded up and headed over to watch the event. We camped out on the grass next to the tennis courts for a good hour. Dean loved watching the mixer trucks come and go. He would get so excited when one would back into position. Such little things make life exciting. Now I look at concrete pours in a whole new light. This was the highlight of DTs day!
