Sunday, December 27, 2009

Snow - continued........

The snow started at noon on Thursday Christmas eve..... and it snowed and snowed and snowed.... Then it blew and blew..... and drifted and snowed and........ Well, you get the idea. The snow didn't stop until Saturday morning. Christmas eve church services were cancelled. Andy, Seika and Kei came early and stayed over, but Carrie's family was snowed in.


Our plans were interrupted and changed for us. Maybe it was for the best. Sometimes our Christmas seems so hurried. This year it was quiet, because we had no choice but to stay home. God had a different plan for us it seems. Perhaps this is one of the ways God stops us to get our attention? I don't know....

Friday, December 25, 2009

Christmas

"I sometimes think we expect too much of Christmas Day. We try to crowd into it the long arrears of kindliness and humanity of the whole year. As for me, I like to take my Christmas a little at a time, all through the year.
- David Grayson
American author and journalist (1870-1946)"

Friday, December 18, 2009

Blessings

Here's something I read: "When you are blessed, you feel obliged to bless others."

More later........

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Snow


It seems appropriate that I make some mention of the recent snowfall. I think we've probably gotten a foot or more of the white stuff since last Sunday. It's very cold this morning and the winds are blowing all around. We didn't try to get out and go to work til the snow plow came down the street and now that Rand has the shoveling done, we are going to make a try to get to the office.

I've had a warm dry place to weather the storm. I have plenty of food in the pantry and spent this morning making a hot cereal for Rand and making a casserole for tonight's supper. I hope to take this casserole to the church for the potluck supper there tonight.

I wonder how many people did not have warm places to spend the night. How many people are wondering when their next meal is? Maybe I can help out just a little bit to make the world better for even one more person today. That's my goal. That's my hope. Maybe someone will recognize Christ because of my actions. Dear God, make it so.