White As Snow...

  

"She will bear a son,

 and you shall call His name Jesus, 

 for He will save His people from their sins..."

Matthew 1:21

Being Prepared...

We spent most of Saturday

preparing for the "big storm"

predicted for the weekend...

Bringing in wood for the stove...

Getting gas for the trucks and snowblower...

Putting a plastic covering over the outside pen

of the chicken coop so that my "ladies" 

could still enjoy the outdoors on sunny days!

This has been a month of

"getting prepared"...

With my 90+ year old parents

still living on their own...

We began to take some steps to

make life easier for them...

We moved their bedroom downstairs

to avoid all the climbing each day...

We insulated all the pipes in the cellar

to hopefully prevent any freezing this winter...

By 10 AM we had over a foot!

We did a major "clean-up"...

Getting rid of things that they weren't using

in order to give them more room...

But perhaps the biggest step in 

"preparedness"...

Was turning the rooms above the garage

into a small apartment

for one of my sons...

"The Snow Warrior.."

He will help them with fuel costs and such

and, more importantly,

he will be there at night to watch over them.

The "cowboy" abandons his hat for an insuated beanie!

This is how our Lord is with us...

Making changes in our lives...

Sheltering us...

Watching over us...

With temps in the negative range...

and the sun shining brightly...

We are preparing today for another storm 

this evening...

Last week...just a dusting. Another 6-10 inches expected tonight...

Yet, the Lord gently reminds me...

That although these physical needs are important...

I must also be prepared to share

the hope that is within me...

For the snow may melt tomorrow...

But my "hope" is for all eternity.

"But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, 

always being prepared to make a defense 

to anyone who asks you for a reason

 for the hope that is in you; 

yet do it with gentleness and respect..."

I Peter 3:15

Stormy Seas...

Snow is fall steadily...

Wind blowin' up a gale in the harbor...

So very thankful for a warm fire...

and a loving family...

"He made the storm be still, 

and the waves of the sea were hushed..."

Psalm 107:27