It is officially summer time! I've had a chance to read two books for fun. One is set in northern Michigan in the late 1950's about two teenagers and the complexities of their lives of which their parents have no clue: Season of Water and Ice by Donald Lystra. The second is Anna Quindlen's Every Last One, which is an amazing story about a mother who deals with unbelievable grief.
Since it has been raining in the past couple of days, I have finally checked in on old acquaintances on email and Face book. One friend from college asked me about "my kids, work, faith, hope and dreams..." Another from childhood had contacted me and asked me about my family. She asked, "Are you the girl from Southgate?" It was strange to reflect on and write back in short form about life. Summer is the time for reflections through reading and writing...and walking on the beach.
