Top Ten Reasons Summer is Great

A friend of mine recently said that while David Letterman is no longer on t.v., the top ten list is never going away. She was SO right. I’ve been thinking about the first time I heard about the top ten list and how it was used in my church youth group by my youth pastor. It was always funny and always true. I think that is a unique storytelling quality- to have something truly funny and also transformative. So I can’t guarantee it will be transformative but it will greatly help me reflect on my weeks away from school.

Top 10 Reasons Summer is Great:

10. Sleeping past 5:30 a.m.

9. Minnesota weather is better for drinks on the front porch.

8. Unlimited time with my family.

7. Reduces the chance of a heart attack but increases the chance of sunburn.

6. Eating with only 2 children, not 250, 3x a day.

5. Reading so.many.books.

4. Nature & free unstructured play time.

3. Summer camps = free time for mommy (what’s that you say? I’ve never heard of that!)

2. Mommy-school (hands-on, experiential, messy artsy and no worksheets say my girls)

1. Rebuilding strong relationships, strong minds, strong bodies.