Snow Day

I am sitting here watching the snow come down. That’s not a big deal in many places of the world. But in Georgia, it is rare enough that we shut down when we see the white stuff. It is absolutely beautiful. Many of my senior citizens that have retired and moved down here from up north don’t appreciate our reaction. They think it silly that everyone runs to the grocery store and that schools shut down. But as a Georgia native, having seen many winters without any snow, when we do have it, it seems like a holiday. It seems like it is a day set apart for playing outside, for digging through closets to find gloves, scarves, and hats. It’s a day for more layers than normal. A day for watching movies and drinking hot chocolate while you try to defrost: A day for building fires, a day for hanging out with family, friends, and neighbors. Snow day is a mandatory slow day. No rushing here and there. Don’t drive unless it is necessary. Just sit back and watch the white cover the ground and make everything sparkly for a while,

Recently my daughters have been learning about weather at school: Cumulus clouds, Nimbus clouds, Cirrus clouds, wind patterns, arctic, polar, continental, and tropical winds, the water cycle, all the various parts that work together to form the climate in which you live. I think they could probably give me a reasonable answer as to why it is snowing. But as I look out my window, I don’t really think about that. I think- wow that is sooo pretty. And I think about the fact that each of those little snowflakes is unique. I wonder how they explain that? For my tiny little brain, I think it’s God showing a little of His glory again, giving us a glimpse of his amazing creativity.

Thank you Lord for seasons, for this day when everything sparkles, especially after such a cold, rainy winter so far. Thank you that you can make every single snowflake special in its uniqueness, even though it seems like a minor, almost insignificant detail. Thank You for ending a busy week with a little of Your glory. Help us slow down and enjoy.