About 2 weeks ago, we were bombarded by an intense ice storm. In the middle of the night at our house, the power went out, came back on briefly, and then went back out again. Even though it was loud enough to wake me up, I found myself coveting my neighbor's generator that night The house was extremely cold when we got up that chilly Wednesday morning and I could hear vehicles working hard to get up the icy hills on our street. The kids and I got our stuff together and ventured out of the house to find warmth (and running water!) at my mother-in-law's house, where RJ and Emily were to have piano lessons that day. The weather that entire day was the kind that makes Michiganders stop and ask, "Why do I live here?" Thankfully, the power was restored by mid-afternoon (18 hours earlier than estimated) and the house was warming as I and another Mom from Emily's Daisy Troop unloaded 101 cases (1,212 boxes!) of cookies into my living room.
We woke up on Thursday and headed about our business. On our way home from gymnastics, RJ, Emily, and I marveled at the beauty of the trees - still covered in ice, shimmering in the bright sunlight. The pictures are below. The temperature stayed so cold that the ice didn't melt from the trees until late Friday afternoon, even though the sun was shining down steadily both days. My Mom dropped Megan off and she (Megan) exclaimed, "Mom! The trees are sparkly!" Gotta love seeing the world through a child's eyes!
As I saw the natural beauty all around us, I was reminded of God's love for us...How He uses every situation for His glory. Sometimes, it is evident nearly immediately, such as with the beautiful sparkly trees after a nasty storm. Sometimes, its not so immediately aparrant and we tend to get frustrated or impatient...And that's when we need to remember the sparkly trees:
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