Never in my life have I experienced the kind of weather that has come our way this winter. I thought the storm of December 19th was big, but the blizzard of this past weekend was as amazing as anything I have ever seen before. Stuck at home...yet again! No Church...yet again! And then there is the promise of up to 12 more inches today and tomorrow, will it ever end?!? To add irony to this most fascinating winter, I heard that Vancouver - host of the 2010 Winter Olympics - has had its warmest winter in decades, causing the usually perfect winter sports location to be in a panic over the upcoming spectacular.
Back to Fredericksburg. By the end of this week, my children will have been at school for one short day in two weeks. When I broke the news of yet another storm front coming through, they jumped with joy at the prospect of more days off school, more snow to play in, and more family time.
You know, these days are frustrating in their own way. Two weeks away from Church is very frustrating to me, a closed Thrift Store is very frustrating (and a little worrying) to me, and my children missing two weeks of education is frustrating to me yet, during this frigid period, we have created life long memories. The memory of walking to Denny's in the middle of a whiteout, the memory of making their first snow igloo, the memory of days in, doing things together. Perhaps God realized what I needed the most, some real time with my wife and children so we could play, cuddle and create memories.
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