Hello, God. It's me, Mara.

You know, Lord, while thumbing through a pile of old papers, one could come across some interesting items. One that was found was called "Day Brighteners" listed like this:

Ah! August .....................................................

Harvest ..........................................................

Heat ...............................................................

Wheat ............................................................

Vacation's over ..............................................

Girls are back ................................................

Grandkids visit ..............................................

Flowers - riot of color .................................

Jars of jelly ....................................................

Spicy smells ..................................................

Garden produce ............................................

Long evenings ...............................................

Shooting stars! ..............................................

FAIR! ..............................................................

Lord, You are so good to us! We can read wonderful things in Psalm 104. So, reading the first verse, plus a few selected other verses, we read: "Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God., You are very great; You are clothed with honor and majesty. ... You send the springs into the valleys; they flow among the hills. They give drink to every beast of the field; ... By them the birds of the heavens have their home; they sing among the branches. He waters the hills from His upper chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works. He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and vegetation for the service of man, that he may bring forth food from the earth. ... Man goes out to his work and to his labor until the evening. O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions."

From verses 33 and 34: "I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the Lord."

Thank You, Lord, for harvest time, for yummy jam, long evenings, for amazing shooting stars, the county FAIRS, and a dozen other interesting things, but mostly for all the bounty You have given us. Praise Your Holy Name!

Love, Mara