First day of summer.

Many thoughts come to mind: summer camp.  Afternoon thunderstorms.  My birthday.  Swimming in the ocean!  Walking to DQ on blazing hot summer afternoons with my friends.  Scorched feet on concrete.  Ice cream melting faster than I could eat it in my bikini on Captiva Island.  Fishing off a dock first thing in the morning on Marathon Key.  Lighthouses.  Road trips.  Fun!

While my name is Summer, the only reason I used to get excited about the arrival of “my” season is that it meant school was OUT and I got to play for several months straight!  What’s not to love?!

This year, however, I sense something different about this day and this season!  Today is the Summer Solstice, the first day of me.  🙂 And I sense that is really significant.  No, not just for those of us who share this name, but for all of God’s people.  And maybe those who aren’t yet His people.

I don’t know what, but I sense this is significant.  A turning point.  I’ve been anticipating this day for quite some time this year.

So rejoice… because whatever it is, it’s a good thing that’s coming!  In the coming months, God is going to change our lives.  That’s all I know, and it will be good yet challenging.  He is about to change our lives and blow our minds.

Love, Summer