Snowbound

Winter snowstorms are here! Blizzards and being snowed in are part of the season. Still it reminds us that we are not in control of everything. All that we can do is prepare as best we can for the upcoming storms.

This does not mean that we can not stop to appreciate and enjoy snow's beauty and unique exhilaration. During the last snowstorm, we went snowshoeing. Visibility was not very good but the scenery was spectacular. The next day, the sun came out, the skies were clear and blue so we went cross country skiing. I saw a red headed woodpecker and a flock of mourning doves. Other birds were riding the draft high above the tree line. All of this natural beauty, free for the enjoying! The sunshine on my face and the spray of powder lifted my spirits which can tend to drag during the winter months. Each season God has made is beautiful and we should rejoice and thank Him for them all. Rather than hide from the weather, maybe we can take the time to go out and enjoy it.

Job 38.22-23 “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail, which I have reserved for the time of trouble, for the day of battle and war?”