Let It Snow

Well, January is over. Have you had your fill of snow yet? Like everyone else, I am happy to see this month of white weather behind us and hope February will be a little kinder. So many people I have talked to this year, said they wish they could just hibernate for the winter and wake up in the spring. Well yes, that may be a solution but despite the nasty weather think about what you would miss. There are so many wonderful things that happen each day, ordinary, wonderful things. Like a phone call from a friend, a smile on a child's face or a hand on your shoulder helping you through a rough patch now and then. Of course there are also the opportunities that would pass us by as well. Opportunities to help our neighbor (even if it's digging out their car!), to be with loved ones in all kinds of ways, smell a warm winter meal simmering on the stove (mine's pot roast-what's yours?), and the list can go on.

I have always found the most extraordinary moments in the simple, ordinary events of life that unfold before us each day. God's presence revealed each day in unexpected ways. It is what makes life exciting, interesting and a great adventure not to be missed. So leave the hibernation to the bears and enjoy life each day (even the snowy ones) and take the path (or make the path) on the road God calls us to follow. Peace!