To me, this is the best time of the year. I like to sit on the front porch and just chill out and enjoy the weather. Surprisingly, the summer heat in Tennessee isn’t usually too bad, especially if you wait til the sun has gone down.

I sit and think about the past, the present and the future. I think about other porches I’ve sat on, both near and far. I think about how far I’ve come in my life and how much I have to go. I sit and enjoy the silence that sits on my heart and mind. I hope I can impart the joy of this silence into my children’s lives. It’s a necessary part of living, I think.