Late Blooming Summer

Summer is always a beautiful season. Flowers are blooming with vibrant colors, the earthy fragrance of fresh cut grass lingers in the air as the sun radiates healing rays of warmth. The divine presence of God fills our senses. The beauty of summer may overwhelm the other seasons and make it seem as if they never happened. Or that they must be endured rather than embraced or graced. It took many winters, springs and falls for the summer of my life to arrive and blossom. It took years of seasons to pass before I could appreciate the purpose and growth that occurred in each one.

We’ve all heard the expression of “better late than never.” It’s an expression that conveys gratitude, but to me feels more like a compromise. We surrender a piece of a dream, wish or goal to celebrate the grandness of its achievement and arrival. Celebrating compromise or tardiness challenges me. I would much rather rejoice the purpose of the delay. And live each glorious moment in its fullest with the expectation of more to come. Grown Woman…ish will take its readers through a fantastic and dynamic journey of a life in the state blooming. And the expectation that my blooms are still producing seeds that will take root and bloom for the rest of my life on Earth.

I want to inspire my readers to take action as I discover the blessings, lessons and joys that may arrive in a late blooming summer.

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