He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside cool waters. He restores my soul. (Psalm 23:2&3a)

A Hammocky Invitation

I’ve heard more than a few people found the days of summer more crazy and hazy than lazy this year.

If this is you, please carve out a few minutes to find yourself a quiet place in the shade for a late summer read (or even two!). I’ve picked out a selection of stories from my blog shelf for you to choose from. Just click on whichever is most inviting to you today and enjoy.

• Non-fiction (10 minutes): The story behind my stories (Just in time for election season!)
• Fiction (18 minutes): A little romance (He’s not your everyday romantic hero)
• Fiction (15 minutes): A story of contentment (for when your life isn’t shaping up to be what everyone expected)
• Fiction: (14 minutes) A nudge in a Christmasy direction (reflections on the one Story that’s always in season)

(And if you really want to do it up right, may I suggest a frosty glass of fresh-squeezed lemonade?)

How about you?

Was your summer crazy, hazy, lazy or something else altogether? Please share your summer thoughts in the comments below. Or if that’s not the kind of sharing you want to do today, perhaps you might like to share this reading invitation with a friend who could use a quiet break. Of course, you are always welcome to do both : )