WOW...its mid July...full on summer...post-graduations, post-holidays...perhaps it's time to tap the brakes, slow down, catch the scenery as we go by (or it goes by us). Can't say I'm in love with the drenching tropical weather BUT, the grass couldn't get much greener -- AND as long as we're talking plant life; the rain has kept the pollen count down (can I get an AMEN from the allergy sufferers)!

Post COVID-19, we are all afflicted, house bound, nervous, consumed with medical jargon, (do you really care what company made your vaccine????), etc, etc, etc. Time for a deep breath (and hold it), count to ten, and exhale.....NOW enjoy the beautiful flowers of summer (see & smell); roll the windows down in your car; put some extra butter on that corn-on-the-cob; get up early and listen to the birds at sunrise.

To him who in the love of nature holds communion with her visible forms , she speaks a various language. BRYANT

~ Bob Miller, on behalf of your Deacon