An Unexpected Snow!

Sometimes God blesses us in the most unexpected ways. On Wednesday night I put the kids to sleep and I decided that I was going to rent a movie. Well, when I opened the door to step outside I was looking down at the porch and when I lifted my eyes to the sky my heart felt a rush of excitement. It was snowing! I am not talking about flurries; these snowflakes were big and beautiful. I was so excited that I ran back in the house to tell Matt. We haven't seen a good snow since we left Boone almost 2 years ago, so we were thrilled! I rented a movie and curled up on the couch with a cup of hot chocolate and kept the window shades open so that I could watch the snow. As I was watching the snow falling down I was reminded of the awesomeness of God; how He can cover a man-made city with the work of His hands and all of sudden it looks beautiful and natural. This snow couldn't have come at a better time. This has been a challenging week and it was a real blessing to be surprised by something so pure and good.
Then the next morning we couldn't wait for the kids to wake up so that we could show them the big surprise. It was so great seeing the look on their faces! We ate breakfast in a hurry and went outside to play. Elijah insisted on wearing his cowboy boots, which I thought was so funny! The first thing he did was lay on the ground and make a snow angel. Caleb was being hilarious too. I was making snowballs and he was picking them up and eating them. He called the "snow apples". Then we attempted to make a snowman. It was harder than I thought it would be, especially since Caleb kept knocking it over as I was building it. Then me and the boys had a big snowball fight and wrestled around in the snow until it was time to go in for lunch. By lunchtime it became very warm outside and our poor snowman was completely melted by evening. The snow couldn't have come at a better time. This has been a challenging week and it was a real blessing to be surprised by something so pure and good.