the signs of summer...

The beginning of summer brings such excitement to my heart. I have never had a job or season of life in which summer did not bring a distinct change. From being a student, to being a teacher, to now working in the Missions office, summer is a definite change. And this week, I noticed...summer is upon us! This week brought...

-Interns! Our interns have arrived...including one of my very own. I mean, I'll share her with the rest of the office, of course, but what a blessing to have my Charlotte back again from A & M. We also have about 10 more running around...I lose count because they are everywhere.

-We bought Laurel her first pool float this week. Hopefully, the water will be warm enough for her so we can try it out tomorrow. I'll keep you posted:)

-The first day of sweating while you walk across the parking lot to the church...at 8:00 AM. Ahh...summer in Houston.

-Over air-conditioned buildings...and space heaters. Ironically, the demand for space heaters increases in the summertime in Houston because apparently, all the bigwigs feel the need to overcompensate for the heat and humidity outside by freezing you out inside. It's truly an apparel nightmare. I mean really, what's a girl to wear?

-37 days in a row of mission teams in our city. Next Friday, 56 middle-schoolers will embark on our city from Knoxville, TN. Followed by teams from all over Texas and Missouri. I pray their lives and our city will never be the same!

-And, finally, a cheering hairstylist...My Iranian hairstylist Afsoon literally cheered when I went in this week with one instruction: "Cut it all off!". And, so she did. Between little hands grabbing and pulling and hormones causing the rest to fall out by the handful, it was way past time to get the brunette locks chopped.