Snowed In
We’ve got snow on the ground, and snow in piles, and even more snow coming down. We’ve had an ice and snow storm, a blizzard, more snow, and it is snowing again. I’m not sure at this point how many inches we’ve gotten. I just know that during the blizzard we had record breaking amounts of snow and we keep adding to the record. I have never seen so much snow in my life! Honestly? It doesn’t bother me much.
Don’t get me wrong I don’t LIKE being cold or shoveling off the driveway. It’s not that bad and things could be a lot worse. I have food. I have shelter. I am warm. I am safe. The electricity is still on! I have a 4-wheel drive SUV that has done wonderfully well in the snow and ice. I am home with the two people I love most in the world. How can I be unhappy or complain about that?
Since we Home-school we are still getting school done. We are still on track for finishing up early. Our home business has had a couple of off days due to snow being piled too high to get mail in or out, but we’re still getting things done. We have the Internet, and phones, and games, and computers, and electricity, and heat, and hot running water. We are sitting in the lap of luxury. We are together.
I keep thinking about our fore fathers long ago and winters like this. With snow and blizzards. Living in a log cabin. A small wood stove to heat the house. Mother, Father, children, grand-children all together. No modern conveniences. No outside interaction. How did they survive? What did they do? They read books by far less light than we have today. They played games together. Told stories. Ate simply. Lived simply.
Turn on the radio and it won’t take long until you hear people complaining that they haven’t been out of the house in days. That their kids are driving them crazy. What everyone is doing wrong about the snow. A lot of life is how you view a situation. I am choosing to view the snow as a Blessing: A time of rest, relaxation, and renewal. Later is time enough to shovel off my drive way. Tomorrow is time enough to reconnect with the outside world and the daily grind of life. For today as the snow falls we’ll do a little school, play some games, bake a cake, take some pictures, identify some birds, eat some yummy foods, and enjoy the blessing of being able to be together under the same roof with no outside demands on our time. Bring on the snow!