Snow Day

The house was dark but it was not quiet. By 7am all of the JIPsters had stirred out of their beds to find out if they would have to go to work. We were like children, giggling in the dark with a wintry wonderland just outside our window.

I was preparing to get back in bed and go to the gym around 11am when Amanda, my gym buddy, said "what if they close early because of the snow?". Ruh-roh! So of course we got our stuff together and drove through the fresh 7:30am snow to beat out our competition at the Y. You don't get to be number 1 and number 2 by sittin around on your bum!

It took a lot of resistance for me to not call into the office, do work from home, or actually go into the office. But I was incredibly pleased at the end of my day with what I was able to accomplish. My heart felt full. My prayer that I experienced today is that I never want to be in a position where I hope against a snow day because it will stop me from doing my work. I understand that deadlines are important and things don't stop just because the weather changes. But what are we here on this earth for? To push papers or live?? If God didn't want there to be seasons He wouldn't have made them. The earth has a natural rhythm to it and although we've tampered with it so much, I want to strive towards falling more in sync with that rhythm. Going to bed when the sun goes down (not right at sunset but you get my drift), getting up when the sun comes up, enjoying the rain, and slowing down when the earth is asleep. Maybe we should take a lesson from the bears and slow our bodies down during the more "challenging seasons".

The best is yet to come,
~Adwoa