Summer is over. Praise the Lord. I know that’s not “official” and there are many hot days left, but when school and football starts, summer is over. I’m glad to see Summer 2015 go. It was one of the most miserable I can remember. The weather was dreadful, hot and dry. Our family seemed to be under constant attack on many fronts. It seemed the life we have lived for many years was threatened. Trouble. Trouble. Trouble.
Then there were Wednesdays. God never gives you more than you can handle. There are always bright spots in the dark, cool oases in the desert, vacations from stress. For me, it was Wednesdays. My wife and I agreed to fill in for friends, Bill and Anne, doing their nursing home ministry while they travelled out west to be with family. My wife soon emerged as the teacher on Wednesdays and she and the residents of the nursing home in Abbeville quickly grew close. We would leave home early each Wednesday, travel to Abbeville and Rose would meet with the residents. I would wait outside in the car playing lawyer on phone and ipad. We would spend the rest of the day together, having lunch or shopping. Some weeks we visited our grand daughter and her new son. Others we were just together. These little weekly adventures were no big deal but were welcomed mid-week relief.
I guess they were so great because they focused on the simple things, service and time with those we love. The Wednesdays of Summer 2015 are over. Lessons learned. When things are tough remember the great things we have, family and God. Look around and you will see that by any measure, you are truly blessed. There is nothing more renewing that doing for others with someone very special.
Fall 2015 is going to be great. We will find some way to serve, together.
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