Snow

The pages of the calender continue to change. Months have been passing quickly. And it snows. A lot of people I know really hate snow. I am one of the weird ones who loves it. I can't get over the beauty of watching a million flakes fall from the sky at night. It is just incredible to think that every single flake is different from each other. It amazes me to know that the same God who made each snowflake unique, made me. The Psalms declare that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. It goes on to say that the number of loving thoughts God has for us would outnumber the grains of sand on the earth if we were to count them.

There is a majestic beauty in the first snowfall of the season. It snowed last night I woke up to sight of the ground covered like a white velvet sheet.

I think the reason why I love snow so much is that it reminds me of my family. I have so many memories with my parents and sister out on a snowy day making a fort, or spending a snowy Christmas eve in Boston enjoying the city, or watching my sister fall through the ice into the ocean as I reached down to rescue her. I have really been anticipating going home for Christmas and spending the entire time just enjoying the company of my parents, sister, and old friends. It is funny in life, how you grow to appreciate people and appreciate things that remind you of people you love...things like snow.

If there is something... a smell, a sight, a picture...that reminds you of loved ones, or your cherished childhood memories, I hope you embrace it and know that God delights in blessing His children with good gifts. I am learning how there is nothing in my life that is not a gift from God. He has been teaching me how he deeply desires to bless us with heavenly gifts if we would give Him our heart and give him our lives. It is just incredible how much joy there is in Jesus. There is so much to be thankful for and so much to worship Him for. I don't think I have felt the love of the Father like this in a long time.

I still cannot get that line in Phil Wickham's song out of my head.

I pray that you would know that this is the God we worship. This is our Father of Heavenly Lights who gives good gifts to His children. This is our Savior, and this is our Jesus.

I hear your voice and I catch my breath
Well done my child enter in, in rest
Tears of joy roll down my cheek
Its beautiful beyond my wildest dreams






JN