Have you ever tried to write a blog post without thinking… just write?  It’s hard… well, I thought it would be harder.  It actually is quite freeing!  I’m linking up with the Gypsy Mama @ 5 Minute Friday.  Would you like to give it a try?  Here’s my first stab at it.

I walk along a bed of stream… full of fish and turtles and moss.  I hear the rush of the current; I can feel it beat against my breast.  I feel the power of nature; of Him.

I have always loved water.  Streams, creeks (some say “crick”), lakes, oceans… I’ll take it any way you can provide.

I slip off my shoes and socks and my feet feel sticky and warm.  I sit on the edge of the bridge and place them in the cold water. 

I am refreshed.

I walk along jagged rocks and pick up stones that intrigue me. 

It is dusk now.  The day has escaped me and I don’t have a care in the world.

I am young; about the awkward age of {eleven}. 

Summer days as a child… filled with wild excitement and new adventures.

That is what I want for my children… to stay as simple and innocent… for as long as they can.

Keep feeding your children care-free, summer-filled days… all throughout the year.  It will keep them young… and it will keep you young-at-heart as well!