We've Waited Years for This

Ever since we knew we would be moving back to my home area, we looked forward to snow; and each year we've gotten a little and have enjoyed it...but The Big Snow has been elusive for the past five years despite the wishes of the little boys who live here and hope desperately for it every winter.

But now, right now, outside my window, it's snowing; and this--unbelievably--might be The Big Snow for which we've been waiting.

I hope, when we wake up tomorrow, it's still snowing.

I hope it snows all day.

I hope it meets the expectations of my two oldest children who went to bed tonight dreaming of the fun they'll have in the morning.

I hope the neighbor girls are around to play with my boys.

I hope I get to go outside and play in it, too.

I hope Jeff makes it to work and back safely tomorrow.

I hope he gets to come home early.

I hope I treasure every bit of this fleeting beauty.

I hope we don't have to wait another five years for the next Big Snow.

God's voice thunders in marvelous ways;

He does great things beyond our understanding.

He says to the snow, "Fall on the earth"...

~ Job 37:5-6a