The air warms, the snow melts, and the animals rediscover the earth. The thaw is a messy thing, leaving puddles of mud outside our door, and as icicles drop with a crack, it creates a long row of untidy divots in the ground along the roof line.
But in the mess of the thaw, the cat prepares to pounce as he hasn’t since the thick blanket of snow gave him nothing to leap for, and the dog perks his ears and sniffs the wind as fresh scents are unearthed. And my own heart and senses are renewed after the thaw. What hope!
This I recall to my mind,
Therefore I have hope.
Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I hope in Him!”
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him,
To the soul who seeks Him.
It is good that one should hope and wait quietly
For the salvation of the LORD. Lamentations 3:21-26
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Jen December 28th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Oh dear, sorry about the dreadful picture. We just got a new camera, and this picture was beautiful and focused…before I tried to get it from there to here. I’ll be working on it.
Those verses are some of my favourites- how uplifting! We are thawing out here too. Good thing I have a snazzy pair of gumboots, or rubber boots, whatever you call them down there.:)
Jen December 29th, 2008 at 10:53 am
e-Mom, the snow was gorgeous, and now, even the rain we think is gorgeous, because it came on warmer weather! I’m sure we’ll have more freezes and thaws before winter is over…
halfmoon girl, I’m glad you like the verses. It was good for me to read them again. I need me a good pair of gumboots I suppose!
“piddyi”- ok, I can’t figure out what those initials mean- i have reread your comment a few times, but still can’t figure it out!
Jen December 29th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
halfmoon girl, how funny, I’m totally tickled here–!! I started typing your security code thing in the wrong spot, and that’s how the code started. I realized I was typing in the comment section, then forgot to delete it after I typed the code in the correct place. Mystery solved. I don’t know some secret code or new text slang after all.
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Oh dear, sorry about the dreadful picture. We just got a new camera, and this picture was beautiful and focused…before I tried to get it from there to here. I’ll be working on it.
We’re so grateful for the great thaw too… able to get around much more easily now. The snow sure was pretty though… :~D
Those verses are some of my favourites- how uplifting! We are thawing out here too. Good thing I have a snazzy pair of gumboots, or rubber boots, whatever you call them down there.:)
e-Mom, the snow was gorgeous, and now, even the rain we think is gorgeous, because it came on warmer weather! I’m sure we’ll have more freezes and thaws before winter is over…
halfmoon girl, I’m glad you like the verses. It was good for me to read them again. I need me a good pair of gumboots I suppose!
“piddyi”- ok, I can’t figure out what those initials mean- i have reread your comment a few times, but still can’t figure it out!
halfmoon girl, how funny, I’m totally tickled here–!! I started typing your security code thing in the wrong spot, and that’s how the code started. I realized I was typing in the comment section, then forgot to delete it after I typed the code in the correct place. Mystery solved. I don’t know some secret code or new text slang after all.
That’s funny! It didn’t really seem like you, but hey, I thought maybe you had required a new skill!
Amid the mud-you’ve found the hope!
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