SNOW

I know it may seem crazy that I am already thinking about snow, especially since it is now the middle of July. I just cannot help it. Something about the ground blanketed with fresh white powder. Makes the world seem not so terrible, if even just for a moment. I never have been a fan of Summer. Most people think I am crazy. Winter has always been my favorite season. There is just something about drinking hot chocolate and snuggling up close to the people you love. Makes me feel all warm and cozy inside. When I think about snow, I think about how each individual snow flake is different. No two are alike. I think about snow angels and snow men and snow ball fights. I recall snow days from when I was just a little kid and how Mom would always make snow cream. I think about chicken noodle soup and warming up by the fire. I love seeing children and their little rosey red cheeks. Night is always when I love snow fall the best. I love peering out the window and looking at God's beauty all around me. Most of all I love walking in the snow, something about all that crunching underneath my feet. Makes me feel like a little kid all over again. Sometimes I just lay back, stick my tongue out and see how many snow flakes I can catch. I think about sleding and all the good times I had growing up in Crater Park. There was never a dull moment. I think about snow days from school and how excited we would be when Mom would come in and say "there is no school today".
I think about the Christmas season and how it is always my prayer for a White Christmas. I got to experience this for the first time ever two years ago. God had heard my prayers. It was so peaceful. There is just something so surreal about it. I remember times in Blowing Rock, NC with family and how every first weekend in December we drive up and get our Christmas Tree. It is so much more fun when it snows. Nothing like picking out the perfect tree in falling snow. It is the BEST! So yes, it may be July, but my mind is already thinking of December. Praying for the powdery white stuff again this year. Let it SNOW, let it SNOW, let it SNOW!