Summer Hush

The crickets are still chirping in the evenings and the leaves still announce their summer green, but the days are becoming shorter and the sunlight dwindles faster. These are the days of Fall transformation when the sun doesn't feel as bright and the air feels cooler. I've always looked forward to Autumn but part of me doesn't want Summer to end. I love Summer evenings, and the slow pace of time, the air feels light like sifted cream. To prepare me for Fall I want to make a list of things to do and look forward to. It feels fast approaching, and holding on to these Summer days will soon be out of my reach. I still have some things on my Summer list that I want to cross off. This season has whizzed by, but I am grateful for all that has happened, and look forward to what's ahead!

A Spiritual Gain

Finding something that inspires you and ignites the spirit is a profound moment. A few short weeks ago, I had made an Arabic language video. I was having fun with it and didn't care too much about the mistakes that I was making. One of the first mistakes was my CD player causing a couple of books to fall at once. This lead to a large noise and made these books from my bookshelf fall behind it. I forgot about these books and they were soon starting to be speckled in dust. I came across one of them the other week, and I was so grateful I did. I can't believe I actually forgot about it or missed it. 

This book is an older spiritual book, and it explains the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist and the benefits of this wonderful sacrament. I feel that this little red book has taught me more about my faith in a much deeper way than I have encountered before. 

I am surprised that I didn't notice this book in my bookshelf before it fell. Through my video(s), I have learned and become more comfortable with just being myself with or without mistakes, and practicing and progressing in Arabic. I feel also that this spiritual book has provided a lot to me as well, and am grateful that I made a mistake on my video so that I could find and be more aware of this treasured book.