Hi friends and family, happy summer! I hope it has been filled with more family time than usual, and more rest both personally and in the Lord!  Ministry over the summer certanly slows down a bit, and that has been a blessing to learn more rythms of stillness, and more reliance on God than on myself which is hard for me when life feels most busy. A  verse on my mind this summer has been Psalm 23:1-3 " The   Lord   is my shepherd,   I lack nothing.  He makes me lie down in green pastures,  he leads me beside quiet waters,  he refreshes my soul."  I feel like the Lord has been redirecting me to this verse and having me focus on the whole passage, taking each section in a way of slow reflection, but I especially love this first part.  Thank you so much for all of your generosity toward me, as always, I am immensely grateful to each of you! 3                       ...