be careful what you wish for...

ever since i moved to indy, i have been disappointed that the only snow we've received isa  "dusting" that melts quickly and leaves behind only cold & ice, and a gloomy gray view out my window.  well, i think god got tired of my attitude, and last tuesday, we got what i think was 8-10", but drifted much deeper than that in my neck of town.  it was up over the bottom of my car doors, and it took me with my little water bucket for pottery class, my friend Lauralee with my ice scraper, and a kind neighbor with a shovel, an hour to dig out my car on wednesday.  i was one of 2 cars that made it out that day, with a little pushing from my friends to get me over the mountain and into the road!  alas, i had a LOT of ice packed in my wheel wells, so had to run over to the mechanic's on thursday to get it chipped out (30 minutes & $40 bucks later).  

i'm sorry to report i was so worried about what damage i might have done to the car that i did not much enjoy my enforced night off from work wednesday, and it wasn't until thursday afternoon that i really took the time to enjoy the beauty of the new white, contoured landscape.  i wonder how much this happens - god drops a blessing i've asked for right in my lap, and i miss it because i didn't foresee & can't control the complications, so the complications (which, let's face it, are pretty minor) are all i see.

anyway, it's beautiful in southern indiana right now, the sun is out, the sky is blue, the snow is gorgeous (tho', predictably, melting) and the temp is in the 30's - heatwave!!  and i'm about to head to the grocery store to buy fresh vegetables & garlic.  the cats are napping (maggie is recovering from her latest, tho' by no means final, trip to the vet) in a sunbeam, and i feel like i have made progress in my pottery class.  jason (my pastor) spoke this morning from hebrews 4 about the "rest" of god, and i am challenged that i always look for rest in my physical & emotional world, not in my spiritual reality.  so today i am trying to rest, and pray that you are finding rest as well, in the security & surety of our god.