First Snow Day in the Fall

          There is no better way to spend the first snow day then with your own nephews. The leaves look so pretty with the snow on them. All of those different colors shining under a white blanket of snow. It was a lot to really play it but it was fun to walk out in it and watch them ride their bikes in it. I had a moment with my nephews that was pretty funny but before I share that I want to share what I thought when I first just looked out at the big falling snowflakes. They were big at first and then they got smaller when the day went on.
           The reason I was standing frozen on the porch and thinking while I was watching it come down was, "How fun would it be to be out in this falling snow while hunting?" Yes, I know most of you must think I am crazy but it is true. I wouldn't even have to be hunting as long as I was with someone that could hunt. I could enjoy God's beautiful creation with snow on top of everything. It would even be prettier if a deer came along in it. Could you just image that picture? Red and brown leaves with snow falling down and a deer right in the middle of everything.
           Anyways, back to reality because right now that is not my reality at all. Hint it would be a great birthday wish come true. :) Back to spending the day with my nephews. We spent the morning making two crafts. One was a pumpkin for Thanksgiving and the other one, believe it or not, was a paper plate snowman. The funny thing about the snowman was tat right after we got done making it. That is when it started to snow. They really wanted to build a real snowman out of snow but we didn't get enough to do that. We got enough just to barely cover the ground. They did make a few small snowballs from the snow of the back of my car and off of other things outside. I did get hit once with one snowball but that was it.
           Then we did come back in had hot cocoa to warm up. Then after lunch, we made more Christmas and wintery crafts with our feet and hands. It was a busy day, but at the same time, a fun day.  It was a fun first snow day for me. That's for sure. Otherwise, I would just be in my apartment probably just sewing some more circles together.
            This was more of a memory entry then a "teachable moment" entry. That is why it is so short. It was half of what my day was like. The most important parts at least. You know what was funny, though, through this day I learn in so many ways that one: God gives us 2nd chances (more reminded of that one) and two: God wants us to live a meaningful life, which both of them together comes down to: God has a plan for our lives. As the sermon was about last night at church, God is the ruler over our lives or at least should be. Those three things go together perfectly and I believe that there is a reason that God taught be those lessons in the same weekend. He will show me in His Time, though.