May Long

It’s Victoria Day weekend in Canada. Happy ‘May long” to all our friends and family there. We hope you are enjoying whatever outdoor activity: camping, walking, fishing, cycling, playing softball, gardening. We usually look at this weekend as the start of summer so start enjoying- all our family and friends in Saskatchewan need it after the brutal winter that was.
It is really hard for us to know what time of year it is while we are here. Everyday is sunny and hot, but the days aren’t any longer- still 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of dark EVERYDAY! Since it is so hot we expect to have those long summer evenings, but they don’t exist here. There is no such thing as summer, fall, winter and spring here. It is just rainy season and dry season. Dry season is hotter than rainy season, but both are hot. Right now it is rainy season so at some point in each 24 hour period (often at night), it usually rains- sometimes a little and sometimes a lot.
Even though we really do not like the cold weather much anymore, we have learned (in our short time here) to appreciate the seasons we have in Canada. Sometimes life here feels like the movie “Groundhog Day” where you are living the same day over and over and over again. We need to start doing more social activities so that we don’t get in a rut. Even though the weather and hours of daylight are the same everyday, our routine does not have to be. Pray for us as we try to find the energy to get out more and enjoy the experience of being here, as well as working hard everyday.