Just about everyone is talking about the end of summer these days. I don’t know if it is because school starts next week, the sun is setting earlier or that hint of fall that’s been in the air for the last few days. Whatever it is, we’re all thinking about it. And most of us are asking the same question: Where did summer go?
It went the way of all seasons – it passed us by. I was reminded last evening that time is short and we do not know what tomorrow might bring (nothing tragic happened, the subject was raised by the NOOMA video my small groups leaders and I were discussing). The truth is that time isn’t short – time is time, a second is a second, a minute is 60 seconds no matter how you slice it. But our perception of time is relative to our emotional experience. The minutes can seem to drag on for hours when we are bored (10th grade math class, anyone?) or zip by too quickly when we are having fun (vacation!!!).
The thing is, the older I get, the more aware I am of all the minutes that seem to zip by, waaaaay too quickly. It seems that time is passing more quickly, with each year that I live. It’s starting to scare me a bit. That’s part of the reason I blog…so I will remember some of the moments that have passed me by.
What I want to remember right now is the way the dogs (my own Koski, and my parents’ Keeper) look curled up on their mats in the livingroom, snoozing as I type this. And the way the air has been different the last few mornings as Koski and I took our walk along the Etobicoke Creek trail – tinted with coolness and the promise of fall. And the way the sun almost blinded me as I drove across the city under a perfectly clear sky to pick up a friend from the airport this evening. And the way my muscles have that deliciously exhausted feeling because of a challenging BodyPump class.
I want to remember all the things that make life good. All the tiny little blessings that God sends my way every single day. All the things I need to stop and say thank you for, even though most of the time, I don’t.
Because if I don’t remember them now, if I don’t notice them and express thankfulness for them now, I may not get the chance tomorrow.
Rebekah's World 
Summer always seems to fly by doesn’t it, and winter generally seems to last forever! Hope you enjoyed your summer as much as I enjoyed mine! I have almost fiished reading a book you might want to check out called Under The Overpass. The auther’s name is Mike though I can’t remember his last name off hand. Its about the auther and a friend of his testing their faith to live homeless for five months. Pretty crazy journey, I’m down to the last 30 pages and can lend it to you if you want. It has a forward by Francis Chan. Hope you are having a good week!
James