{"id":17639,"date":"2026-03-10T14:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/the-joys-of-summer\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:04:08","slug":"the-joys-of-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/the-joys-of-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Joys of Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have said before that fall is my favorite season. I like the crisp weather and the feeling that the world is on the move again.<\/p>\n<p>I feel most energetic in the fall, most creative and productive and inspired. I fall in love in the fall. Not every fall, of course, but always in the fall. Now that it\u2019s Labor Day, I say bring it on!<\/p>\n<p>But there are certainly things that I will miss about summer (not that it\u2019s totally over yet): fireflies; bullfrogs and toads; hamburgers on the grill, and Millie napping in the tall grass nearby while I cook them; long, lovely sunsets; shorts.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t want to keep any of us from getting on with this last long weekend of summer. So just tell me: What joys will you miss about summer? Post below. Have a great Labor Day and not too much rain on the Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have said before that fall is my favorite season. I like the crisp weather and the feeling that the world is on the move again. I feel most energetic in the fall, most creative and productive and inspired. I fall in love in the fall. 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