This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24)

In middle Tennessee a really "good snow" is a rarity. Every few years, however, the stars seem to line up and we are blessed with a couple of magnificent snowfalls. One such winter happened in early 2003. Eager to enjoy our fleeting winter wonderland, we dug out our scarves and hats, and then headed up the ridge to where the rest of our family lives. Based on the suggestion of one of our family members, we decided to tour their snow-covered farm in style. We gathered some rope and tied two old sleds to the back of a farm-tractor. Several of us excitedly piled on top of the sleds, including my three-year-old niece, Savannah. This rosy-cheeked gal with blonde ringlets rolling out of her wool hat had seen snow before, but nothing like this. "Yahoo!" My Mom hollered as the first jolt of the tractor's acceleration nearly threw all of us off into snow. We glided up and down the hills of the farm laughing hysterically at each other trying desperately to keep our sleds flat on the ground. Savannah chimed right in with the rest of us, laughing and cheering for her Grandaddy to drive ... "Faster ... faster"!

Well as young children tend to do, Savannah quickly changed her mind about being in the snow. Knowing the fun she was having just minutes earlier, we coaxed her to take one more trip around the field, but her mind was made up and half-way around she began to cry. She said her feet were cold and the snow was beginning to sting her face. With her innocent request, we wound down our "snow day" and retired to the house for a fireside cup of cocoa topped with marshmallows. All of us have a sweet memory of our day in the snow.

What she remembered was the excitement and the elation!

Months later, on a hot July afternoon, I was riding in the car with Savannah and I asked her what her favorite season of the year is. She explained with sincere enthusiasm that wintertime was her very most favorite season of the year. "It is?" I said with surprise. "Yes." she exclaimed. "because then we get to go sledding at Poppa's and go really fast over the hills in the snow." She never mentioned how cold she was that day. What she remembered was the excitement and the elation of her great winter adventure. In fact, she couldn't wait for winter to roll around so that she could take her younger brother sledding.

Isn't life just amazing?! So many times our most memorable adventures are accompanied by cold feet and a little bit of stinging snow in our faces, but they are our best adventures, nonetheless. So, this morning, wrap up in Christ's love and all His promises like a great big wool scarf ... then grab hold of the ropes and hold on. God has some wonderful adventures in store for all of us in this life that we wouldn't want to miss.

As Rick Warren put it in The Purpose Driven Life,"The glory of God is a human being fully alive!"

 

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© 2003 Kelly Breece. From the Morning Cup Devotional, a weekly devotional for Christian women.

Title: "Snowy Day"
Author: Kelly Breece
Publication Date: December 26, 2003

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Kelly lives in Tennessee with her husband, Michael, and their young son, Shane. She is the author of "Morning Cup", a weekly Christian women's devotional. The messages are inspired by true life experiences in womanhood and in motherhood.

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