I picked blackberries today before the sunset. I took a three hour nap in the heat of the day. I finished a book with the help of some espresso, removed my fingernail polish while watching Mythbusters, talked to my family, watered my garden, planned hiking trips for the fall, did some laundry, and swept the floor of several rooms. Before all of this, we went to church, ate some delicious food while discussing the end of Isaiah, and caught up with friends. I got to hold and feed a beautiful baby.

Life is amazing. During the summer, my life is comprised of a little work, a little rest, and a few delicious luxuries. Soon school will start and I will have to pare down the rest and luxuries and ramp up my work, but I want to have this post so I can read it when I am working my tail off in October. I want to remember the satisfaction of summer and the slowness it affords me.