August 6

Heat tends to make me drowsy, so it wasn't terribly surprising when I nodded off to sleep this afternoon while sitting outside on the deck late this afternoon.

What did surprise me was being jolted awake a little later by the sounds of the green waste bin being dragged across the concrete to the water feature across the yard. 

When I wiped my bleary eyes and took a look, I spied Isaac standing there with a stick, carefully removing clumps of moss and algae from the little pond and depositing it into the bin.

No one asked him to; he just did it to help out. And I am thankful for his sweet spirit and his desire to assist in whatever ways he can.