by BJ Hamrick, RTF Staff Writer

Dear Summer:

How do I love thee?
Let me count the ways
The long cool nights
The sticky warm days

Lying on the couch
Being a real bum
….

Wait a second. Is that all I’m going to do this summer?

That’s the question my sister asked me several years ago. “B.J.,” she said, “What are you going to do this summer?”

I hadn’t given it much thought. In fact, I was pretty sure I liked my summer the way it was. But there she went again, asking questions that made me think.

In fact, her question wouldn’t leave me alone. So when I heard about a local organization where I could work with underprivileged kids for the summer, I knew — this was my chance.

My chance to do SOMETHING.

“OK,” I told my sister. “I’ll do it this for one summer. But that’s it.”

Does God have an awesome sense of humor? Because 8 years later I was still volunteering with that organization. It changed my life. In fact, I met my husband there.

So I have only one question: What will you do with your summer?

Be careful. Your answer might change your life.

Here are some opportunities you might want to pray about:

www.summermissions.com
www.ywam.org

OR, tell us what YOU’RE doing this summer!