THE LAZY DAYS OF SUMMER
When I was a little girl, my family lived in a small town in New York State. Our house was an old, stucco tudor that was set on a hillside in what used to be an apple orchard.
Because the winters were long and snowy, I always looked forward to the summertime! I loved being outside!! 
...admiring the flowers, investigating the bugs and bees and butterflies, running barefoot through the sprinkler.
I spent many happy hours swinging on the swings in our backyard, trying to touch the clouds with my toes...
...and nothing could beat the feeling I had as I zoomed on my bicycle, as fast as the wind!
Many summer evenings, after my Dad came home on the train, we packed up the family station wagon and drove all the way to the "Y". As an outdoor-loving little girl, I thought nothing could be better than swimming for hours and eating a picnic dinner with my family and catching lightning bugs after dark! On special occasions, we stayed up really late to watch movies out under the stars...
When it was finally time to come home, I loved to snuggle down in my bed under the covers and read by the light of a flashlight 'til I was finally fast asleep...
Thank you, Lord, for these wonderful childhood memories of summertime!
