A Foot of Snow

It's been a while since a winter storm has hit our area and quite a while since I've seen so much snow. We got about 2 inches of ice Wednesday night and Thursday. Thursday night we recieved about a foot of snow. It's really pretty. I can even see where the deer have crossed the yard.

We are stuck on top of the hill. I couldn't get the car up the hill yesterday, so I parked it at the bottom of the hill and walked up to the house.

This kind of snow makes a person want to sit in a recliner and do one of several things

1. sleep
2. watch TV and movies
3. or read.

A couple of posts ago, I mentioned the books I was reading. I haven't read them all because a number of other books have now occupied my attention. I suppose I'll get to them soon. I did read Groucho, and two biographies of Presidents Benjamin Harrison and James Garfield.

Now I am reading several other books:

• Blue Guitar by Ken Vose
• Laurel and Hardy, the Magic Behind the Movies by Randy Skretvedt
• The Hollywood Book of Death by James Robert Parish
• My Struggle With Faith by Jospeh F. Girzone
• Help, the Original Human Drama, by Garret Keizer
• Joining Hands byRoger S. Gottleib
• Why I Am a Muslim by Asma Gull Hasan
• Prayers of a God Chaser by Tommy Tenney

An eclectic collection of books I'm sure, but fun, and probably full of sermon illustrations, even understanding certain philosophies and beliefs.

Today is a good day to kick back with a huge cup of coffee in my new Christmas mug and read.

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A couple of PS's about the snow.

1. It is the first tracking snow of the year and it occured on the 30th day of the month. According to folk-lore (which I think is taught in the Farmer's Almanac) we will have 30 days of snow this winter. I may need more books because I will be stuck on the hill quite a bit I imagine.
2. It is interesting how God slows everything down. WE (meaning people) get so self-important and self-involved and busy, we forget the important things and God slows us down to smell the roses, or in this case, to build a snowman. Don't forget the coal for its eyes and the carrot for his nose. Make him a redneck snowman.
3. Doesn't the Bible also say, God washes our sins whiter than snow. What a beautiful picture of purity and hope.

Psalm 33:3 The best instrument you have is your heart!