Summer | Ladybug Blessings

Loving the Summer Styles

Is it summer yet? It is starting to feel like it and thank goodness it is May 1st. In the South I think we should move our “official” summer start date to May 1st because I can already feel the humidity in the air! Anyway, if I had unlimited money to buy fun summer items here are some things I would buy (and they aren’t really that expensive as Target & Forever 21 are my favorite places to shop.

How adorable is this Target tote? I saw it today and had to restrain myself from buying it. I did buy a smaller canvas bag from Ikea when I was in Arizona with pink stripes and so basically same look. But oh so adorable! I love how the stripes are in style but I am seeing a lot of them on shirts etc. and just am not sure that is the best look

And Target really is the best place (in my opinion) to buy adorable summer shoes. They aren’t expensive and you can buy three different colors of one style for under $50 normally.

I love these braided flats. They actually went on sale to $11 a few weeks ago and I bought the white ones. They have an adorable teal color too!

Forever 21 is always very overwhelming because of how crowded it always is and I can find all these cute things online and then never find them in the store. This dress is adorable and I think I need to go find it now! I did grab some white bermuda shorts for $14.50 yesterday!

Anyway, what are you loving this summer?

What was He thinking?

What was God thinking when He created lighting bugs (aka fireflies)? Does anyone else ever have this thought as you see them zooming around on a hot summer night? (Or maybe it is just me :). I mean, it amazes me that the Lord made things in our world such as fireflies. I am sure they serve some purpose but I like to think they are just there for our amusement. Almost as if when God made the animals he thought, “hmm, what about making a bug that has a light on it’s bottom? Everyone will enjoy that!”

I think of it often when I am sitting out on my back porch. It is covered with furniture and we live out there in the summer. (It is where I am blogging from right now). Who doesn’t have memories of their childhood and chasing and catching fireflies, trying to keep them in jars. To me when the fireflies come out it is summertime!

Fireflies also remind me to just slow down and relax. We need to enjoy life. Life goes by so fast with so many worries, so many frustrations. Sometimes what we really need to do is just slow down and watch the fireflies. Enjoy the summer. Enjoy life.

Matthew 6:34-Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.