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My name is Jim Faddling, host of the Unhurried Living podcast.

Right after this short message from today's sponsor, we'll pray through today's prayer together.

A prayer for fresh wonder in the Days of Summer.

I grew up on a small homestead in rural Washington State.

Summers on our six acres were a child's delight.

As this was decades ago, long before the information age kicked in,

my parents ensured I had lots of options for outdoor entertainment.

My dad crafted swings that hung from Willow and apple trees. I enjoyed the hula hoop, the pogo stick, roller skates, and my bike. And even when I wasn't twirling, jumping, rolling, or riding,

sometimes I would simply lie in the grass and watch a bumblebee land on a yellow

dandelion. But one of my favorite things to do was to ride my horse bear back. About four acres of our

property was pasture and I had the full run of it. I would climb the fence, get on, hold onto her

main, gently kick her side and then take off. We walked,

trotted, and galloped all around the field. As I reminisce, I would definitely describe my

childhood playful posture as fresh wonder. Play came naturally back then. Curiosity and wonder flourished in a world full of nature.

Unfortunately, as we grow older and the cares of this world begin to pile on, it's very easy to

lose track of our playful inner child. You may have your own childhood memories.

So right here, in the midst of summer, I encourage you to take some time to reminisce for a bit.

See if you can find one really good carefree childhood memory, a time when you felt free, playful, and curious.

Spend a little time with God in that memory thanking him for the gift of that season of life. Let's see if we can borrow a little bit of that innocence and some of the carefree nature

of the best parts of childhood and bring them into our current summer days. Creativity, curiosity, wonder, and play. These are all dynamics we could nurture even now.

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