We had India prep time today, realized it was lunch time, and promptly abandoned our seats on the couch, but not for lunch. We went in search of a more productive pursuit: Snowball fights. Kendra and I made it outside before everyone else, and decided on a plan of action. We made good use of the garbage cans. We transformed them into our fort. I always knew those garbage cans weren't living up to their full potential. Well, I'm happy to say that today they did.
Sometimes I am so amazed at the simplicity that people are reduced to when certain things happen. Snow falling would be one of those instances. Suddenly there is nothing better to do than to find some sort of creative thing to use snow for. (unless you don't like snow of course)Throw it, jump in it, build things out of it, lay in it, use it to propel yourself forward at high speeds (sledding).....really the possibilities are endless. I guess one of the most amazing things is how joyful and carefree you can become....age is temporarily forgotten and in one moment everyone involved becomes ageless. It is something you should never grow too old to enjoy.
I guess sometimes I forget to really see this wonderland all around me, but one thing that always brings me back to reality is snow. I can never look at it and question what kind of miraculous world I am a part of. I think God gave us just enough things to be completely at home with, and just enough things to completely marvel at. We can never quite lose the sense of being at home....and yet a foreigner in our own country. Maybe tonight my words are cut short, I don't have anything profound to write, and most of the time my words don't come out sounding eloquent anyway. I just know there is something good, something simple in enjoying the snow God gave us that makes Him smile. We are His children, and I think He loves to see us act like it.
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