Since it is officially my favorite season of the whole year, I am taking advantage of wearing flip flops and t-shirts everywhere I go, drinking too much lemonade, and getting just a little sun burnt. I have never liked being cold, so putting me out in the summer heat makes me just about as happy as can be. As you can imagine, I try to make the most of every summer day God gives me. I enjoy every moment and try to make every summer a summer worth remembering. I don't know how you feel about eighty degree temperatures and flip flops, but whether or not you enjoy summer, I have compiled a simple list to help you enjoy summer just a little bit more. ;) I compiled this list with just a few of my own ideas on how to make this summer your best and most memorable yet. Ready? Grab your lemonade and let's start having fun... 1. Memorize Scripture. Maybe I'm biased because I've spent my summers doing Bible Bee since I was fourteen years old. But either way, memorizing Scripture is something we should be doing year-round. What better time to start than in the summer when the days are longer and less full? Maybe purpose this year to memorize a verse a day all summer long, or maybe a passage a week. Or maybe next year even join the Bible Bee and dedicate your entire summer to the Word of God. ;) 2. Have a Bible study at your house. Invite family and friends over to spend some time studying God's Word together. Summer nights are the perfect time to put out some chairs and sit under the sunset and discuss the Bible. Maybe you could make it a weekly thing, or maybe it's more attainable to just do it once or twice in your summer. S'mores are always a bonus for this event. 3. Visit a new park. I don't know about you, but I don't care how old I get, I am going to love swings. I love visiting new and old parks throughout the summer time. Be a kid again and play around! 4. Go swimming this summer! I love swimming, even though I haven't actually been swimming in forever. Go to a water park or an outdoor pool. If a friend has a pool, see if you can visit them. If you have a pool, invite friends over for a pool party with pizza! 5. Have an adventure at midnight. At least once during your summer, you must go for a late-night adventure. (For minors: with your parent's approval, of course.) Maybe you simply go out to a fast food place that is still open, or you go get donuts at Walmart. Or maybe you just take a drive and listen to music with the windows down. An adventure doesn't have to be grand and extravagant. Adventures are made up of meaningful moments with people you love. 6. Try a new summer drink. I will always stick to my lemonade, because that's just how I am. I did try Chick-fil-A's new white peach tea lemonade, but I'm not a huge peach person so it wasn't my thing. Starbucks usually has new summer drink flavors, so go somewhere and try something new and refreshing. (Milkshakes are always a good idea too. That totally counts.) 7. Run barefoot through grass. Okay, this is one of my favorite things to do. I love going barefoot in the grass on a summer night. Always be careful where you're stepping, but I just love this feeling. Embrace your inner child! 8. Plan a picnic with your family. Go all out. Get a picnic basket and blanket, all the picnic foods (I adore macaroni salad, so yes, please), and go to a lake or nice park to eat together! You could even bring your Bible and discuss some passages together as you eat. And don't forget the camera to take lots of pictures. This is what memories are made of. 9. Stay off social media for 24 hours. No posting, tweeting, or sharing any pics or videos from your day. No scrolling news feeds or reading posts. Just get off social media and embrace your day. Have fun. The best kind of summer day is when your phone is still at 70 percent battery life by the end of the day because you were barely on it. :) 10. Try creating a one-second video of your month. Okay, my sister got me into this because her friend got her into it. At first I was a little bit hesitant because it didn't sound that fun. But after I started trying it for July, I love it! Start on the first of the month and every day take a very short, one-second long video. I didn't know how much could fit into one-second, but they are actually longer than you would think they would be. At the end of the month, piece together all of the one-second videos and you have a 30 or 31 second video of your entire month! It's so much fun and I can't wait to see what my July video looks like at the end of the month. 11. Read 5 new books. Summer is the perfect time to do what I love and read! Try splitting up your book genres and reading new material. Maybe read one fiction book, one classic, one devotional, one Christian living book, and one Bible commentary. Enjoy learning and growing as you widen your range of reading. 12. Sing aloud in the car. I love driving with the windows down in the summer, singing aloud to my favorite songs with my family. Wherever you may be driving, play your favorite music and sing with all of your heart! 13. Have a water balloon fight. Or you can use empty bottles that you fill up with water. Kenzie and I try to do this on the hottest days of summer. We will laugh so hard our sides hurt as we run around the house spraying each other with water. Activities that involve water are always a good idea in the summer. 14. Try something new. Maybe it's an activity you've never tried, a sport you've never played, a food you've never had, or a place you've never visited. Try new things this summer and keep a list, so you can look back at the end of the summer at all the fun, new things you tried! 15. Give back. Volunteer in some way this summer. Maybe you can volunteer to help at your church's VBS or in the nursery on Sundays. Maybe you can visit a local soup kitchen and help serve food one week. Maybe you could collect a bunch of canned food over the summer to take to the soup kitchen! Come up with your own unique ideas and give back to God this summer by loving and serving the least of these. 16. Cherish every moment. Time goes fast. Summer comes and goes before I can even catch my breath. Enjoy and cherish every moment. Say yes to new adventures. Dig deep into your Bible and invest in your relationship with God, family, and friends. Don't let this summer pass you by without making memories to last a lifetime. <3 Happy summer, friends! What are some of your summer plans this year? What is your favorite part about summer? Let me know in the comments below!
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Thank you for all the great ideas, Bella! I will definitely be doing some of these, including volunteering to help with our church's day camp next week!
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Bella Morganthal
8/8/2018 01:58:02 pm
That's awesome, Grace! :D And YES, we are still in need of that catch up call on Facetime <3
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Bella Morganthal
8/8/2018 01:58:22 pm
Good to hear, Grace :)
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7/8/2018 12:04:21 am
I LOVED THIS POST!!! All of your ideas are so neat! You must send me your July video when it's done, I've never heard of that and it sounds amazing! :)
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Bella Morganthal
8/8/2018 01:59:23 pm
YES they are!! And I don't think I sent you my video yet....I'll work on that today ;)
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Bella, I don't mean to be hogging your comment feed....but I just have to say how much I love this post! I always have visions about mid-May about the perfect summer, sizzling hamburgers and sun-flooded lawns, the feeling of completion and satisfaction that comes with a day well spent, but I do have to say that eventually I end up inside, unhappy, and bored.
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Bella Morganthal
8/8/2018 02:00:49 pm
So true, girly! :) Yay!! I'm not posting my video here just because of some of the personal stuff in it, but I'll email it to you! :D If you also email me yours at the end of this month? ;D
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Anna
7/10/2018 05:52:00 pm
Great ideas! :) This has to be one of my favorite posts that you have written!! I love the idea of #10!
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Bella Morganthal
8/8/2018 02:01:06 pm
Aww, thanks, Anna! :) <3
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