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"Father, We haven't had a beautiful snow storm in a long time. Would you give me 5 inches?" And He did! The snow fell Sunday night into Monday and was indeed beautiful. I recently read these words in the book "The Shack" which bring a delightful description:

"There is something joyful about storms that interrupt routine. Snow or freezing rain suddenly releases you from expectations . . . One can almost hear a unified sigh rise from the nearby city and surrounding countryside where Nature has intervened to give respite to the weary humans slogging it out within her purview . . . Somehow each person feels like the master of his or her own world, simply because those little droplets of water freeze as they hit the ground."

Also, from Job 38:22, "Have you entered the treasures of the snow?"
The Matthew Henry Commentary says: "In the clouds the snow and hail are generated, and thence they come in such abundance that one would think there were treasures of them laid up in store there, whereas indeed they are produced for the occasion."

And my own hearts thoughts . . .
"I Heard Snow . . .

"When I opened the back door I heard it,
Snow. I was amazed at the sound.
A whisper different from wind,
Yet, precise;
like nothing else I've every heard.
Snow falling from the heavens.
My heart rested and listened.
I couldn't keep away from my back door.
I heard snow falling,
and I thanked God."
February 16, 2003, 7 a.m.