Our Summer Rhythm: Faith, Dirt, and Simplicity

There’s a rhythm that shows up in summer — slower, looser, and (thankfully) a little messier.

It doesn’t come with a perfect morning routine or color-coded calendar. Around here, it sounds more like screen doors creaking, the hum of fans and tractors, and the occasional “y’all come inside, you’re covered in mud.”

It smells like sunscreen and feed and cut grass.

It feels like bare feet on the porch.

And at its best, it tastes like simplicity — slow meals, sweet tea, and still moments that remind us what matters.

We’re leaning into that this year.

After a full LCCL year, we’re shifting gears. Summer for us means:

• Morning chores on the farm before the sun bakes the fields

• Midday breaks for cold fruit and quiet reading

• RV organizing, homeschool prep, and some much-needed margin

• All the water activities we can handle

• Catching up with families, planning for fall, and letting God stir new dreams gently

It’s not glamorous — and that’s kind of the point.

We weren’t made to hustle every hour of every day. There’s glory in the slow, the sweat, and the sacred ordinary.

This summer, we’re choosing:

• Faith over frenzy

• Dirt under fingernails

• Simplicity over spectacle

And we’re praying that this season grows something in us that lasts well beyond it.

If you’re here too — in the in-between, the break, the slow place — welcome. There’s room on the porch, and maybe a tomato sandwich waiting.

Let’s settle into the rhythm together.