Lazy Days of Summer

Last week we set on the beach for literally 6 days, then we returned home to reality!  It made me ponder, what is reality?  There were days when I was little when the summer seemed to drag on endlessly, now with my kids, the days seem to speed by at an increasingly alarming rate.  They are involved in camps and activities, 4-H projects loom, summer jobs prevail, and in the midst of it all, I find myself longing for those days on the beach. 

So how do we begin to reclaim those days on the beach, those lazy days of summer?  I think it all comes down to establishing priorities.  In a world where every moment is full, we need to stop and look together at what really matters.  Sit down with your family, ask them where their priorities are leading them.  Those priorities may be helping them find out who they are or they may be directing them towards a path that they will follow their entire life.  Don't just long for the days on the beach, savor them so that when those summer days are speeding by, you can reflex on the moments in the beach chair, the laughter in the car, and the meals together.  Savor every moment of life on the beach and when the days speed by, take time to pray a simple thank-you for making a few moments out of your crazy summer, "life on the beach".