Soooo HOT!

It's soooo hottttt out there, and the weather people keep telling us it will be hotter tomorrow. We can look forward to more heat, no rain.... it's so hot!

At Mom and Dad's today we started telling each other how hot it will be tomorrow.
"Can we come back to the pool tomorrow? It's going to be a hundred degrees."
"Sure, it'll be a hundred and twenty in the shade."
"I think its going to be two hundred and fourty, a good day to go swimming..."

There's much discussion of what needs to be watered, where we should try to beat the heat, and I'm wondering if Shelly got what she wished for. On Monday she said, "When is it going to be real summer weather?" With the lake breeze, it actually felt a little cool outside and I even believed (for a moment) that it might be too cold to swim. It was much warmer in HC, inland from the lake, and the kids enjoyed the pool. And now we seek out the pool, or the sprinkler, or a picnic table in the shade to beat the heat. There's always inside, but I can't stand the idea of hiding in the house when the sun is shining and there's so much to explore and enjoy in God's beautiful creation.

God's beautiful, glorious creation. I'm hungry for it. I seek out new places to explore with the kids. I'm not an outdoors person usually, but I find wonder and rest in the places we visit, quiet, away from toys and electricity and just enjoying each other's company.

Shout for JOY to the Lord, ALL THE EARTH,
burst into jubilant song with music...
Let the sea resound, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it.
LET THE RIVERS CLAP THEIR HANDS,
let the mountains sing together for joy;
let them sing before the Lord,
for he comes to judge the earth.
~ Psalm 98