God Sent Us This Snow For a Reason

       I know most of you are already reading my title and are like "you got to be kidding me about this." If you really stop and think about it though, He did and that reason was to slow down at this time of year. I feel like I am behind on my Christmas shopping and parties and everything else that has to do with Christmas but yet I spent this last week more then any other way caring like I should. Taking time for God like I should and it's not just through the present and it won't be this week either. I feel like I'm rushing to get things done but I shouldn't be. Yeah, I'm rushing to get the pysical things done but what about my spirit and God. Do I remember the true meaning of it and resting in that? Am I happy with that when all the present are gone and all I have is family and friends to go to?
        You know maybe it is harder on me this year too because I don't feel like we need the material things in life. I spent almost a year with children who don't have much and here we are at Christmas time buying more. Maybe I don't care to buy more nonsense things. I didn't even make a good Christmas list this year. It had mostly books and CDs on it. Guess what the books were about, children that have been abused or negeteled.
        God gave us this snow to make us slow down and think about the real meaning of Christmas in a world that is so busy today. Here we are going places and thinking about what to get others when really we should just slow down. The snow is God's sign to us saying, "Stay in and spend time with me." or in my case you will get sick. It could also be like I'm trying to make it to work but the drive is so long and slow and I feel like I waste time because I get there a half a hour early because the roads were better then I thought.
         Even though, I love my job and there is no place I would rather be. I really regret not staying in on some of those snow days and just enjoy time alone and with God. The snow is really beautiful when we take the time to see it for what it is with the sun beaming down and children playing in it. It is pure white like we are in Christ and therefore, no matter what we are doing we are pure in Him. It's strange because God has been teaching me boundaries and like I've said before this snow and job are helping me learn those but at the same time it is hard because I want and do care about the children but then there is my family and friends I don't want to forget about.
         It is crazy how people complained that we didn't get snow last year and now they are complaining that we are. It just goes to show you that we can't be happy with anything of this world. We want it one way or the other. I understand it can be dangerous trust me after going into a ditch this past week I know but that will never mess with my perspective of snow. I was safe and my car got a little dent in it and I know some people aren't that lucky or blessed but they don't have to be mean to everyone else. Maybe they should have slowed down both on the road and in life or one or the other.
         People complain about the snow when really we should look at it as God's way of telling us to slow down and take time for Him and His Gift.  Snow is really a gift at any time no matter what you have to do in it because no matter where you are it slows things down at least a little bit if not all the way.  I've always loved the snow and winter time. I've been and am a snow baby being born in December 7 days after winter starts.
         All I'm trying to say is just spend time with your family and friends this season remembering the true meaning of Christmas because at least you are blessed enough to have those things in your life. Even if it means that God has to send snow to make us spend time with them, let's enjoy it to the fullest.  This enterty might be a little too forwards but it has been what I've been thinking lately. I hope it makes sense too.