5 Days

“But the summer had been a very happy one, too—a time of glad living with summer suns and skies, a time of keen delight in wholesome things; a time of renewing and deepening of old friendships; a time in which she had learned to live more nobly, to work more patiently, to play more heartily. ‘All life lessons are not learned at college,’ she thought.  ‘Life teaches them everywhere.’”

–Lucy Maud Montgomery in Anne of the Island

Anne Shirley—my reliable friend. Her reflections on the ending of the summer and the beginning of a new season of learning could not have been more similar to my own! The summer has been full. Full of summer suns and skies, wholesome things, and renewing and deepening of old friendships. It certainly has taught me how to live more nobly, work more patiently, and play more heartily. I planned the marriage of my dear sister in June, and their wedding could not have been a better celebration.  I traveled—to China, Phoenix, Olympia, and the Lower Fork of the Salmon River.  I read many books and learned from many people. But the summer has come to a close, and I am prepared. I fly out of Boise early Saturday morning and meet Madeline in Phoenix. We arrive in Edinburgh Sunday afternoon, when all four of the babes will be reunited…ready to rock the UK.
--Morgan