Snow Day

Being a Florida girl, I LOVE snow days.

There is something so magical about opening the window in the morning and seeing that fresh, thick blanket of untouched, unmarred snow.

Everything is peaceful.

…And then the kids wake up.

And then the screaming.

The running around.

The putting on and taking off the 5 million layers.

The stomping through the house with ice covered boots.

The jumping on and off the couch

Gloves. Socks. Coats. Everywhere.

Or at least that’s what it is like in our home with 4 kids.

And I may have lost it….twice…

So I stepped outside and did what I see others doing and what I am learning to do…I asked God to forgive me for my bad attitude and direct me to who He’d have me be. I asked Him to remove my anxiety and my resentments. Help my soul be at peace just like the quiet woods around me were at peace.

This is their childhood.

These are the memories in the making.

I don’t want them to remember a cranky impatient mom who was irritable on some of the most memorable days.

That stinks just thinking about it.

There is a balance, but I think in this case, I’m the one off base.

So I came back in and did my reading for the day and it was so refreshing.

Seriously. Like a cold compress to my aching head.

Just what I needed.

Today’s readings were in Matthew 13 and Luke 8 (Day 14!!!).

The passages were rich in God’s compassion. So many different takeaways, but the main one for me is that God is not inconvenienced by us. He will stop anything and care for the least of us. He is reaching out to all of us, but it is up to us to let go of whatever we are holding on to and reach out to what He has for us.

God does not get all fussy pants like I did when I was interrupted or things weren’t the way I wanted them to be. And thank goodness.

I am so grateful for a God who is extending a hand to all of us, just waiting for those who will reach a hand back towards Him.

If He is reaching out to everyone, that means me and you too. And I just love that about Him. We’re included. And I won’t turn down that kind of invitation.