Richard and I went up to visit Chip last week for the express purpose of "catering" a luncheon at his house for the church staff on Thursday.
We did all of the shopping, prepping, cooking, and serving. It was a ton of fun!!
As we were preparing to leave to return home the day after the luncheon, we turned on the weather channel only to discover that there was dangerous weather all of the way from his house to ours. We didn't want to drive 350 miles home in rain, wind, storm warnings, etc. so stayed put for Friday with the intent to leave for home on Saturday morning.
We learned from the weather channel that Huntsville had a "significant" chance for "significant" snow on Sunday. You have to understand: I love the snow. I don't like to be out in it but I love to watch it fall, love to step outside to feel it, "hear" the softness of the stillness it produces, and then enjoy by looking out the window at it. Richard and I decided to stay for the snow event!! (Chip wasn't even home on Friday and Saturday as he had gone to Paducah, KY to preach in a youth conference!) When Chip called (thinking we were headed home) we asked permission to stay through Sunday and, of course, he was very gracious and said that would be great.
The snow arrived on Sunday morning as was predicted and was so pretty!!
I had 3 hours to enjoy it before we left for Sunday School and church. When we came out of church, the clouds had parted to allow the brightness of the sun to shine down and melt all of the snow. It was so very beautiful for those few hours!
So, we went up to Chip's to be a blessing to him in the cooking of the luncheon and ended up receiving a huge blessing in our extended stay and the beauty of the snow. Thank You, Lord Jesus!!
.JPG)
