Come on, Spring!

I love snow.  Actually, I love all the seasons.  I think I'm through with this one now.  I have actually lost count of all the snow/ice events this year. 


I have built two snowmen, had snowball fights, and almost went sledding.  I have walked across a frozen pond (Do not attempt.  Professional driver on closed course.), slipped and fallen, taken lots of frozen creek pictures, woken up in a cold cabin with frozen water, watched winter Olympics.


I like winter. 


Today, I felt the warm, cool breeze across a yard of snow, as temperatures climbed into the 60s.  Yep, I'm ready for spring.

Crystallized Peace

It began to snow at my house about 1 p.m. today.  They say we may get over 8 inches.

Now I sit in my house, reading, writing, watching, praying.  Through every window, I watch powdered peace falling.  I am privileged beyond measure.  I have had today's meetings, fetched the last necessities, and now I sit in peace.

God chose to make precipitation beautiful.  Thanks be to God.  When these rare snows arrive, life's busyness comes to a halt.  No one expects anyone to go anywhere or do anything.

We can take a deep breath and just be.  We have permission to be still.  We have time to listen.  We remember that there are things--however few--over which we have absolutely no control.  Through nature, God puts us in our place.

Be still and know that he is God.