Enough

         And so it is that time again, time for the return to reality. School awaits my kindergartner, my Senior English class awaits me, and a new schedule for my daughter.  I love what I get to do for a living. I feel called and blessed to do it, but..... still as we go back to the land of lesson plans and long days I wonder was summer enough?...
       Childhood summers should be filled with days where a soak with the water hose or running
through the sprinkler counts as a bath. They should have ice cream from a truck, marvel at fireworks and explore the wonder of lightning bugs. 
         I try with all that I have to make Summer special for my children. I try to give them as much fun, love and attention that you can fit into 10 weeks, but I always wonder, was it enough?
Will they remember the forts made from anything that can be covered by a blanket? Will they think of the finger painting, movies, bike rides, water-gun fights, snuggles on the trampoline watching the stars.  Will they think of "underwear Thursday"(Our day that we spend in our jammies or underwear all day).  Will pictures of the beach, sea world, and zoo trips be enough to get them through the daily grind of fall. 
       Tonight as I tuck them in tight I say a prayer that is was enough, and pray for the season that is to come. I pray that I loved, cuddled, and cared enough. One thing I do know is that long after these memories of childhood summers have faded in their mind, those moments will always remain in mine.