Cape cod (and only cape cod) is getting 8-12 in of snow. We are in the middle of a coastal storm. Lesser amounts of snow are forecasted for rest of the coast, but the cape is 60 miles out to sea so we are further in to the storm that is churning just off shore.
The coincidental part is we had this same storm last year on December 20th. I took the picture for my Christmas card during it. Earlier today I saw my neighbor shoveling her driveway and wondered why she was doing that – I didn’t think there was that much snow out there. I got home about 2pm today and have been inside ever since. Sitting here tonight listening to the wind and not being able to see out my back door, made me think again. Maybe I should go out and shovel that driveway. At first, I went out because I wanted the air and exercise. As I began shoveling, I slowly realized I had 8 inches of snow out here and by the time I reached the end of the driveway, it was covered with another two inches. That was at 8 o’clock. I’m drying my clothes and getting prepared to go back out by 11 or I’ll be in trouble tomorrow.
The storm came on a good day, though. Carrying some burdens for some friends and myself. As I shovel I think and pray for each situation. The storm makes me think of something a good friend wrote and hung on my fridge:
“Sometimes God will calm the storm
& sometimes He will let the storm rage and calms His child. “
Tonight out there with the wind and snow swirling all around me, I felt His calmness in my heart. We must continue shoveling in the midst of the storm. The steady pushing of the shovel and throwing of the snow not only makes for a clean driveway, but also for a clear mind and quiet soul. Both will be helpful in moving about through my day tomorrow.
And so, as another day goes by, God is letting the storm rage and quieting me, and…I have written.
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