Snow!
Snow! Snow!
For
several days the
weather channel
had been
predicting snow
for our area of
the state. Maybe
even two or three
inches. Since snow
is something that
we seldom see, the
grandchildren were
very excited.
Perhaps they would
even get a snow
day from school.
At
last the day
arrived! That long
awaited snowfall
was to be here.
Day became night
and the radar
showed the snow
was all around us.
Every few minutes
one of the
grandchildren
would open the
door and peek out
to see if the
white stuff was
falling.
Finally,
I knew from their
excited voices
they could see
snow! Everyone
went running out
in the yard so
they could
actually feel it.
One of them had on
socks. The other
two were barefoot.
No coats, no
shoes, no hats -
they didn't care.
For a fleeting
moment they were
allowed to take in
with their eyes,
noses and mouths
those snowflakes
rarely seen in
this part of the
country.
Three
year-old Brooke,
who probably had
only seen pictures
of snow, but never
the glistening
white flakes
falling from the
sky, came running
back in the house.
Sensing
fear in her voice,
she snuggled up to
me sitting on the
sofa and said,
"Grandma, I
am afraid"!
Thinking
it was all the
noise and hoopla
the other three
grandchildren were
making, I gathered
her close and
explained it was
just the beautiful
snow they were
exclaiming over.
Brooke
proceeded to tell
me, "Grandma,
I know all about
that snow, it is
the dark that
makes me
afraid!"
I
cuddled her even
closer and thanked
God she felt safe
from the dark in
the arms of her
grandmother. Next,
I asked God to
help us teach her
that the arms of
Jesus are even
more secure than
the ones that
physically held
her that night.
May
Brooke always know
that when she is
afraid she can put
her trust in God.
Whether it be a
dark, snowy,
wintry night are
the fears that
sometimes appear
in the bright
sunshine of the
day, God tells us
from His Holy Word
that when we are
afraid we are to
trust in Him.
Thank
you, Lord, for
that reminder from
my sweet
granddaughter as
she discerned fear
on a cold snowy
night.
Protect
Brooke and keep
her all the days
of her life!
