summer

Today is the first official day of summer for me! I have two months off from my teaching job, and as usual, I have a long list of summer projects that I have been putting off until the summer when I have more time to do them.  This is actually the first summer that I am not moving since my freshman year of college.  So, I have high hopes of getting lots of things accomplished this summer!  Beyond my "to do" list and more importantly, I plan to take some much needed Sabbaths- extended periods of time (up to an entire day) that are not simply relaxing, but bring a  restoring and renewing quality to my soul and my mind.  For me, this will require me to get out of Manhattan, so I plan to do some day trips up the Hudson river and maybe even take the LIRR out to Long Island a few times.  I also desperately want to continue my daily routines of connecting with God- but I know this will be much harder,  since my life this summer will not have a regular rhythm and pattern.  But I realize more than ever before how much I need those daily "spaces" with God- and so whatever I'm doing this summer, I need and want to be carving out that much needed space to spend with Him.