I want a life that sizzles and pops and makes me laugh out loud. And I don't want to get to the end, or to tomorrow, even, and realize that my life is a collection of meetings and pop cans and errands and receipts and dirty dishes. I want to eat cold tangerines and sing out loud in the car with the windows open and wear pink shoes and stay up all night laughing and paint my walls the exact color of the sky right now. I want to sleep hard on clean white sheets and throw parties and eat ripe tomatoes and read books so good they make me jump up and down, and I want my everyday to make God belly laugh, glad that he gave life to someone who loves the gift."

-Shauna Niequist, Cold Tangerines

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Summer


Summer tastes like Diet Coke and freezy pops and ice cream sandwiches and grilled cheese and s’mores and hobo dinners and well water and Oreo pudding and m&m’s.

And summer smells like sweat and the pool and dried mud and horses and paint and crisp air and grass and fire and freshness.

And summer looks like piggybacks and jump roping and sleep outs and mud hikes and high-diving and friendship bracelets and messes and hugs and new friends and smiling and learning and high fives.

And summer sounds like chapel and praying and laughing and screaming and crying and singing and acting and ninja and cup stacking and cheering and Taylor Swift and blobbing and flies and splashing and happiness.

And summer feels like loving and joy and family and fun times and home.