Cold And Wet

June and the furnace ran this morning and it is raining. I don’t know what’s going on, but it should be sunny and warm not rainy and cold.

Just saw a story on the news about tourists or the lack of them because of the lousy weather. Who wants to go up north camping or to the cottage if you are going to freeze in the process? Hiking, camping, canoeing, or lying on the beach soaking up the sun is not much fun if it’s wet and cold.

In Michigan we need tourism; but between the rising gas prices, the weather, everyone being tight for cash people just don’t seem to be coming. Lets face it we need those tourist dollars to keep the economy afloat up here in God’s country.

We need to pray for sunshine and warm weather and we need to do it now.

Vacation

This weekend is the end of May, on the second of June school is done and summer starts for real.

Remember that last few minutes of the last hour of the last day of the school year? The felling of excitement, the dreams of all the things you wanted to do, and anticipation of the fun you were going to have.

Swimming, camping, playing ball, or just hanging out with your friends. Summer was an adventure to be sipped like a wine, enjoyed slowly so you didn’t miss out on any of it. No cares, no worries, just relaxing and having fun.

As we get older life gets complicated and vacations get shorter and more stressful. We make plans, set itineraries, and tie ourselves to schedules. It seems we have forgotten what made vacation so great as a kid. To lay back and go with the flow, to take it as a great adventure never knowing what might be around the next turn in the road.

The road goes on and I must follow if I can, neither knowing or caring where it leads.

Time

It's been awhile since I've written. It seems too long , but I'm sure there are those who will think it's not long enough.

 Speaking of time, I've been thinking about it lately and how fast and slow it is. In the blink of an eye years can fly by and yet a few minutes can seem an eternity. For those of you who doubt this try weighting for the commercials to get done so you can watch your favorite show on TV.

As for time flying, there are two things that have recently made that a glaring reality in my life. First was the realization that this will mark the fortieth year since I graduated from high school and the other is the fact that I'm now another year older. 

Both of these things should not be happening. It has not been long enough for ether event to take place, yet there is no questioning the fact that they are real. Fourthly years have flown by and that eighteen year old who knew everything is now fifty eight and has forgotten what happened to the car keys.

There is no way to change and no take backs in life. The hand we are dealt is all we have so we might as well make the best of it.