Well it looks like we are going to enjoy a white Christmas after all. Oh I know there are those of you cursing the snow, in all of its pristine and glorious beauty, and I am truly sorry you feel that way. Do not get mad at me, I had nothing to do with it. Well maybe a tiny little bit. I’d been praying for snow. Just as I’m sure there were many of you praying against snow. Did God answer my prayer and not yours? I guess we’ll never know. But the snow is here with a vengence so why not surrender to it’s beauty and mood.
A banner snowfall is a bit like the ‘terrible twos’. On the one hand is love and on the other is exasperation. On the one hand is cherishing and on the other havoc wreaked. We are torn. We want to scream and yell but we also want to cuddle and snuggle. We know this soon shall pass so we may as well make the best of it and accept its inevitability. Glean the lessons and make the memories. Soon that two year old will grow and the snow will melt and we will be left with nothing but regret if we don’t accept what is and make the most of it.
A million zillion trillion unique snowflakes all huddled together like the stars in the Milky Way. We don’t even pay attention to the fact that each snowflake has 6 points that are exquisitely designed by God and nature. All we see is this cold, wet, mush that makes driving treacherous and has to be shoveled causing chest pain for some. It is mindblowingly amazing that each snowflake actually has a shape as we scoop up shovel after shovel of the white ice and toss it over our shoulder, muttering resentments under our breath.
The table and chairs on our deck look like wedding cakes on stands this breathtaking winters morning. Perfection – the pure whiteness of it all before it’s marred by human intervention. I’m assuming the color of snow is the purest version of white as we often here the axiom ‘white as snow’ …especially when talking about the purity of anything. Snow truly is an act of God and I, for one, embrace it. When all the leaves are gone and the earth is dried up and everything thing looks kind of dead (because it is) then God takes over and covers this dry deadness with a blanket of glorious, twinkling bright, purest white snow. And everything is beautiful again. He does that with us too.
I’m excited to get out there this morning and make my way through this fairytale Christmas backdrop. Yes I have to drive and I’ll just take in the beauty of the season and take my time. No I don’t have to go to work so I realize I have the advantage of being on my own timetable. I’ll get there when I get there. Lucky for me my shopping is done…. food and gifts. I must say I am truly grateful that once again this year, we have been blessed with an abundance of both. So now I’m just enjoying the season which has been enhanced, in my estimation, by this wonderful snow.
The Red Plaid Apron 