Let It Snow!

For many American families living in the Northwestern United Sates a little snow doesn't mean much.  Well it may mean dealing with bad paranoid drivers for a day or two.  It may even mean a little extra work shoveling the sidewalk or in our case getting the pick up started on a cold frozen morning.

Now of course for us it isn't quite the same experience.  Rachel and I certainly grew up in the Northwest and are very accustomed to snow and winter weather, but our children being born in Kenya have a different perspective.  Wow do they love the snow.  I was kind of concerned they would be so put off by the cold that they wouldn't be able to enjoy all the fun snow could offer.  Well I had nothing to be concerned about.

The first night Tekoa and Eliza were up at their cousin's house in the snow it was freezing cold.  The temperature was low and the wind chill factor was intense.  Tekoa was out in the pitch dark for over an hour with two other cousins trying to sled down the hill behind their house.  When they finally came inside he was beat red and vibrating like a jack hammer.  Completely over taken by the cold with ice sickles for fingers he just smiled out of sheer delight having finally played in real snow.  It was a moment to cherish in deed.

I personally was hoping we would be back in Kenya by now, but for the kids, getting some snow experience has been incomparable.  This has been the first year Rachel and I have celebrated Thanksgiving in the US since we were married.  It will also mark our first Christmas together outside Kenya.  We are so grateful for our family and friends who make it such an enjoyable time of year.  Though we know we will be back in Kenya soon enough we are so thankful to be here now.

We are in the US for a while longer and plan to make the most of it.  Like it says in Ephesians 5:15-17 "So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do."
We want to make the most of every opportunity we have.  May your Christmas and transition to a New Year be one of understanding what the Lord wants you to do.  Then do it.