It Finally Snowed

When it snows, it does not snow that much down here. Yet yesterday morning as we drove to the church, the landscape became white with snow flakes. As the vehicle moved down the road, the snow hit the front of the windshield of the car. The road was blanketed in white, and the van made tracks on the new fallen snow. We were on our way to church and the snow steadily got worse and worse. As we turned onto Highway 50 the snow began to increase in intensity. We were only able to drive about 35 mph. Finally when we arrived at the church we had to actually get out of the van and push it up the hill. I must admit that Sabbath shoes are not the best thing to try and push a van up a hill in. I don't think I helped too much, but we got the van up the hill anyway. After we parked the van the snow began to pick up in intensity. As we went inside the church, there were members there who greeted us with smiles, and hugs. The snow was amazing, but it did not last that long. Yet I am still thankful for the snow that we did get. Even as I sit looking outside the window from my bed, I can see snow on the ground from the storm. Which is a real blessing. We even got a small ice storm. My friend Jonathan noticed that the ice was starting to pile up on the trees, and sure enough, the clear coating of ice could be seen around the branches of the trees. However the ice did not last that long, and soon it turned to just plain rain as the temperature rose about 32 degrees Fahrenheit. That night we had rice crispy treats, with chocolate on top, and they were really good. The next day was Sunday, and I must say that I did not do too much yesterday. I basically sat around and typed on the computer, and talked to friends on the phone. If I were going to pick out a lesson from all of this, it would definitely have to be the beauty of life. Sometimes there are lots of things to be thankful for, and I must say that I have a whole bunch to be thankful for. The first thing that I am thankful for is that it snowed. Secondly I am thankful that I got to walk out in the snow. Thirdly I got to listen to Adventures in Odyssey. Fourthly I got a 1992 Buick Century. The fifth thing that I am thankful for, is a nice warm bed to sleep in, and the solitude and silence of having my own room. The sixth thing I am thankful for is that I have had good meals to fill my belly. The seventh thing I am thankful for, and probably the most important thing that I am thankful for, is the fact that I have Jesus as a personal friend. Well I guess that is about all the writing that I am going to do for today, but what about you? What are you thankful for?