| Summer Break
by Lorrie Metzger
It's June and time for summer break. Can you remember as a child how welcome those words were? I can! After nine months of school, I looked forward to long summer days of bike riding, swimming, or just watching the clouds float by. I played outdoors from breakfast until dinner with just a quick stop for lunch. Then after supper the kids in the neighborhood would gather for a game of hide-and-seek until the streetlight came on and we all had to go home. After dark I'd sit with my family on the front porch and just relax or I'd chase fireflies (we called them lightning bugs) in the front yard with my brothers. Ahhh, the good old days of summer!
As adults we still need to take a break from the work and responsibilities of daily routines. It's like a cool glass of iced lemonade on a summer day to step out of the routine and regroup. We need to reconnect with our families, relax, and revitalize our relationships. Whether we take a five-minute break to hear from God in His Word, or we take a family camping trip to a national park, we are refreshed and ready to tackle the next task. God will encourage us to remember His great love for us, and to endure for the joy set before us. He often uses us to encourage each other with a kind word or deed. So today, let's offer a cool drink of lemonade to someone who needs to take a break.
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