Summer is my FAVORITE time of year, my FAVORITE season. The one and only thing I dislike about summer is the HUMIDITY. For some reason, in my world, Humidity + Half a Heart = Tiredness, Irritability, and Shortness of Breath. 3 things that are not fun by themselves, nor together and often not fun for the poor people I live with.
I remember being little and literally wanting to sleep away the summer days, crying when I had be outside without being the pool or sprinkler, and having my mother practically shoving water and juice down my throat to keep me hydrated. Thankfully I have been BLESSED with air conditioning in my room since I was a baby. With out it, summer nights would have been very difficult for me.
As I've gotten older I've realized how much more I can survive. My tolerance has grown (a little) and I remember feeling proud that I had survived a few nights of no power one summer. I slept in a giant T-shirt with a cold wash cloth on my head and on my neck but...I survived. I survived. Since that one night, I think that I have talked myself through MANY things with that mantra. I can survive. The even GREATER part is that even when I feel OPPRESSED by the heat (or life) when I'm tired (of life) when I'm irritable (with life) and my breathe (and patience) is short...I can SURVIVE because I know I have God on my side. He will NEVER leave me or forsake me and he will sit in the humidity with me until it's over...until I've "survived".
That's all. It's hot. It's humid. And I'm tired...
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