Freshly Fallen Snow

Who would of thought that when I moved to Dallas I would experience such wintery weather? In my whole childhood in Austin, I think I could count on one hand the number of times I saw snow and that snow was usually barely enough to measure.

A few weeks ago my school was hit with freezing temperatures, ice, and snow. It was the coldest weather I have ever been in. We couldn't leave campus for several days, I ran out of "good" food, and got a mild case of cabin fever.

Reflecting back on it, I was rather

annoyed with the snowy weather. Why did it have to come and throw off my whole schedule? How inconvenient it was. How much I wanted to drive to the store and not worry about sliding on ice. But now I realize how often I am annoyed with God's creation as if it were getting in my way. Why must we disconnect ourselves from it so often? Yesterday I made myself lay in the grass, take off my shoes, and just enjoy the beauty all around me. I feel silly for caring more about attending classes and working than taking time to slow down and share in a blessing of cold weather.

Moral of the story is: take time to enjoy nature around you. Stop and appreciate it. Take a long breath of God's refreshing air that He so freely gives us.