MIDSUMMER PEP TALK
As my head hit my pillow, it dawned on me that I had only 10 more summers with my oldest child. This realization jarred me a bit and then ignited me.
Ten seems so little and yet also feels vast and full of opportunity.
I began to think through what I’d like the next ten summers to look like. Are their specific trips I wanted to plan? Places to visit? People we wanted to invest in? Educational tie ins?
I then thought through the final weeks of THIS summer and what I’d intentionally like to see happen. Do we need a final family outing? One last ice-cream trip? What will be our final summer read?
All in all, I thought about being intentional. How can I be sure that these last few weeks of summer are filled with what matters most to us? What brings us life and restores us? What are some possible long-term goals?
God willing, I have 10 summers to pour all I have into my family of four and I really want them to count. I want them to be worthwhile and meaningful, full of growth and memories.
As we hit mid-summer, here are some things to think through:
What’s working this summer and feels good?
What would you like to see different?
What would your ideal end of summer look like? What part of this can become your reality?
Does your schedule reflect what matters most? If not, what would you like to add? What would you like to remove?
This half summer has been a gift, a learning curve, one full of camps and activities. We let loose and broke some Madden rules! It was fun and much needed. I am now regrouping, reflecting and looking forward to the intentional last half of summer…knowing that in 4 weeks, I have only 10 left.
I am thankful that I was jarred. And, that that led to ignition.
Enjoy this podcast from “The Lazy Genius,” author Kendra Adachi:
#270 - A 2022 Midsummer Pep Talk
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