It鈥檚 been snowing hard and that鈥檚 not supposed to happen here on the shores of the Pacific Ocean.
A truer picture is that we West Coast dwellers delight in regaling our Prairie family and friends with tidbits of weather information. This is how the conversation usually goes: 鈥淚t鈥檚 warm, overcast but not wet enough to stop us from gardening. Oh yes, crocuses and primroses are blooming...blah, blah, blah.鈥�
It鈥檚 true, those flowers, plus the rock garden heather, are in bloom, but today they are snow-covered to a degree that I鈥檝e never seen in our 13 years living here.
I鈥檓 restricting my phone calls to the Prairies because, well, it鈥檚 downright humiliating to confess that we can鈥檛 go anywhere. The streets in our part of town have not been ploughed, city buses aren鈥檛 running and it鈥檚 not even a smart idea to try walking, let alone driving.
We were told by meteorologists that snow was expected but we semi-sneered. 鈥淣ot here,鈥� we said. 鈥淚t doesn鈥檛 happen here鈥�. Well it did and our world is white.
A quote from a Vine Publications and Productions TAO鈥檚 Facebook post sums it up: 鈥淪easons mean adjusting ...We must always be prepared to adjust because seasons come and go.鈥� No problem in adding an 鈥淎men鈥� to that one!
Changing seasonal weather patterns are one thing; life-altering changes to our personal worlds are quite another. From relocation to broken dreams, financial collapse or even death, changes can be devastating. I鈥檓 on my third reading of Renewing Your Spiritual Passion by Gordon MacDonald and Oliver Nelson, and it continues to speak to me of how changing situations affect us at the heart鈥檚 deepest level.
It鈥檚 reassuring to know that no matter what the situation, God is faithful. People and circumstances can disappoint but He remains true to His word.
鈥淭rust in the Lord鈥� (Proverbs 3:5)
