And, oh, how I wish we had a fire place today! I love how God uses His creation to remind us of His promises.  Just last week we had some rain come through and a beautiful, full rainbow appeared in the sky.  God originally used a rainbow as the sign of a covenant He made with Noah to never again cover the whole earth with water.  You can read the whole covenant in Genesis 9.  When I saw that rainbow last week I remembered that it wasn’t just something pretty for us to look at in the sky, but a reminder of the covenant God made and kept.  Sometimes I become a doubter and wonder if God is really going to follow through and then He shows me something to remind me He will, it just might not be in my timing or in my way.

Today is a very different day weather-wise.  I’m sitting in our kitchen watching snow fall at a fairly quick pace (certainly quick for Middle Tennessee).  I love snow! It’s so beautiful. I love how when you go outside with lots of snow on the ground that everything is muted.  It feels like it’s just you and the snow.  I also love how everything gets covered up by this lovely, pure blanket of white fluffy stuff.  This storm is supposed to bring us a decent amount of snow (4″-6″–A LOT for this area). I can’t wait to wake up in the morning to see everything covered by snow.

All day I’ve had the chorus to the hymn “Jesus Paid It All” in my head.  Here are the lyrics:

Jesus paid it all,
All to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.

And I’ve also been thinking about Psalm 51:7 that says “Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” God gives us this wonderful opportunity to be washed completely clean.  Real snow only covers the ground, but Christ cleans our hearts thoroughly when He enters, making us even whiter than the fluffy stuff I see outside my window.

Okay, so I also like snow because it’s fun to play in. I was just thinking it would be fun to go sledding with Samuel if we actually had a sled and had somewhere to use it.  In addition to those two complications with the plan, I probably shouldn’t be heading down any snowy slopes being in the family way and all.  We’ll at least take Samuel out in the grassy area between buildings and let him run around.  Since it started snowing a few hours ago he’s been pointing out the window and asking “please.”  That sure tugs at Mama’s heartstrings! Have a blessed day and enjoy whatever weather God gave you today.