{"id":382,"date":"2020-07-03T15:04:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T19:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/summer-zimmer\/?p=382"},"modified":"2020-07-06T16:31:54","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T20:31:54","slug":"abundant-beautiful-full-and-yet-i-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/summer-zimmer\/2020\/07\/03\/abundant-beautiful-full-and-yet-i-wait\/","title":{"rendered":"Abundant Beautiful Full. And yet, I wait."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It’s fun to think back on the past 11 weeks, hard to believe it’s already been that long really.

I’ve been able to eat <\/em><\/strong>sushi, <\/em><\/strong>poblano peppers stuffed with chorizo, my friend Sarah’s meatballs, peaches and watermelon.

I’ve been able to celebrate<\/em><\/strong> my nephew’s 2nd birthday with a cow cake (which he tried to feed), my niece’s 6th birthday with a LOL doll clamper play set, and my mom’s and my own birthday with an outdoor family meal as the sun went down<\/em><\/strong>.  And birthday cake.  I love birthday cake<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been able to eat at the Cozy Cottage with real bacon<\/em><\/strong> twice! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve had some wildlife experiences<\/em><\/strong> trying to catch first one groundhog and then a 2nd but getting a possum and three raccoons instead.  And when I first came back there was that chipmunk infestation in my dryer vent.  I never thought of Indiana as a place with so much wildlife!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been able to roast S’mores, read the Narnia series<\/em><\/strong>, blow bubbles, draw with sidewalk chalk, ride bikes, run in the rain<\/em><\/strong>, plant the garden, wash the car, jump rope, bake a cake<\/em><\/strong>, have picnics, go on hikes, pick strawberries, and play Spot it, Quarkle and Chineese Checkers with my 6 year old niece, and there’s just nothing better.  <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I got to see the fern fiddle heads<\/em><\/strong> come out of the mounds of leaves (and I got to rake those leaves!), the redbuds and magnolias bloom<\/em><\/strong>, and the bike trails’ forest come to life<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been able to run through the woods<\/em><\/strong>, walk with a friend in the rain, have an outdoor birthday party (with entirely too much ice cream and cheese, apparently), plant my garden<\/em><\/strong> and have outdoor prayer meetings<\/strong><\/em> under the pavilion after eating Thai, Indian and Mexican food<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been able to hold tiny fingers<\/em><\/strong>, read about the three goats, and answer countless ‘why’ questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is nothing better. Life is abundant, beautiful, full. 

And yet . . . I wait.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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