Isn't life funny? Full of ups and downs and laughs and sighs? I'm deciding to re-resolute myself to positive thinking...so despite having my fair share of struggles, there are multiple instances of the last few days that have given me extreme joy. Namely...it snowed last night! As a little girl in Apple Valley, in the rare cases of snow, for whatever reason, I'd always seem to wake up in the middle of the night, I'd peak outside, smile, throw on some shoes and in my pajamas sneak out the front door and dance in the drive way...thrusting my arms out to the side, putting my head in the air and spinning until my feet went numb. Then with a giant smile I'd walk back in the house, tuck myself in bed, and lay awake in perfect contentment of having experienced such a great adventure in my eight year old mind. Last night as I layed fitfully awake, I noticed that the rain had stopped pounding for some time. I walked to the back door, turned on the porch light, and my soul sparked alive at the white winterland that lay before me. So, in good tradition, I grabbed my flip flops and in shorts and a t-shirt walked outside and spun in the beauty that God graced us with. This morning I tried out Pascal's 4 wheel drive and went into the canyon to take photos. Of course, they don't capture the true magnificence, but here is a small taste of fall meeting winter:
And so as I have been struggling, I see this white world as an incredible gift, reaffirming my prayers to myself that God does love me, even in the midst of struggles. I never cease to be amazed that at the hardest moments in my life snow, in some way shape or form falls in my lap...indeed God's love language to me. And so, with that I leave you in hopes that in the midst of your struggles you can find joy in God's creation and hope that His love never fails!
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