August Lookback
August: the month of transition. We work to move our free-spirit Summer-mode lives into the schedule-demanding School-focused existence of the school year. Parts of us welcome the change. Consistent bedtime. Meal plans. Uniting with friends we haven't seen all summer. But parts of us still want to linger in the sunshine. Soak up a bit more of that fresh, if albeit, humid air. We desire to stay up late and sleep in until the sun wakes us up. But oh, we need structure. As much as we tell ourselves otherwise, we feel safe in the routine. And so, the first two weeks of August consisted of getting the most we could out of what we had left of Summer Vacation. A pool day, hanging out and talking for hours with good friends who at this time next year will be adjusting to life as missionaries in Papua New Guinea. School supply shopping, last trip to the zoo, eating out at Burger King and playing in the their indoor slides. Wrapping up house projects, feeling like