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Summer speaks to us in different ways than other seasons. She says to us, “Pause, savor, feel warmth on your skin.” It’s easy to miss her. She’s quiet, you know. She whispers from the bright red of strawberries that kiss your lips when you taste them. She beckons from waves that stretch out along the […]

When I was a child, summer seemed like an eternity — one lazy day after another of sunshine and swimming and sleeping in. Now that I’m the grown-up, it seems to fly by in a flash. A few weeks of swimming lessons, baseball games, neighborhood get-togethers and BAM: Fall is here again.  Every once in […]

What comes to mind when we hear the word “summertime?” Relaxed, balmy evenings, or longer days and a bit of a slower pace? Maybe we think of lazy, hazy days with the family vacationing at the lake or beach. Sounds like fun, right? But how can we combine those fun summer pastimes with sharing our […]

If you’ve ever watched fireworks, then you know how mesmerizing the view can be. Each tiny light makes its way into the darkness, and two perfectly-timed fuses within a shell perform their duty to create an illuminous masterpiece. If the shell sits in a covered box, protected from anything that might ignite it, then the […]

Hammock? Check. Lemonade? Check. A good book? Check. An afternoon all to yourself? Check. Mix those four ingredients together and you have a recipe for a perfect summer afternoon. So why can’t you relax? Why is your mind racing a mile a minute, as usual? What seems to be missing? There is one more secret ingredient […]