Snow Daze

So winter finally hit us up here in the North. That's right, us Southwest coast people finally got a taste of real Canadian winter for the first time this year and I have to say, I enjoyed every minute of it! Starting with a late night snow on Friday the 13 followed by a dump of snow on Sunday night all the way through to the freezing rain on Friday, it was definitely a cold, icy week for the Fraser Valley!

Snow days are a time for hot chocolate and tea, for snowball fights and sledding, for movies and wrapping up in a blanket reading. I love just walking in the snow, breathing the crisp air or sitting in the silence watching the flakes drift by or falling down into a big pile of snow and relaxing into it's cool embrace. Snow is special around here and I like it that way. Ya I complain when we NEVER get any snow and it's just wet rainy Christmases year after year but really, it just makes surprises like last week so much better! Our rare snow days are unique times of the year that bring out the kid in us all. And for all you out there who frown at the delays, who stress over the slick streets, who grouch about missing appointments and school and work, I'd just like to suggest that maybe you needed the break; that maybe a snow day is good for you because it forces you to realize that those things aren't as important as we think they are; that maybe we have placed too much emphasis on ordering our lives just perfectly and making sure everything is set out exactly how it has to be rather than realizing that NOTHING in life is sure except God and so we mightaswell stop trying to control it all!

I know this post comes a bit late as the snow week is over, the snow dripping away from the rooftops and running down the gutters into drains but the joy of it is still with me. I'll miss the happy week we just had but I never expected it to stay. I don't wish every day was a snow day but how I do love the days that are!