We’ve not had a
full week of school since I don’t remember when, all due to snow and ice and
freezing temperatures. The most recent
days off were Thursday and Friday of this week.
And Kim and I moved here thinking that we’d be out of the snow and
cold. Ha! Not hardly!
Dutifully, Kim,
Emily and I would traipse out to the driveway dressed like we lived in Alaska,
drag our shovels, and start digging away.
Takes quite a bit of time, but with three of us working at it, it gets
done. Aches and pains and feeling every
bit of my years, I pop Ibuprofen like Skittles.
Then, it snows
again.
So, out we go
again, this time minus Emily, and Kim and I dig and shovel. This time the snow banks are a little higher,
so we have to carry the shovel-full a bit further and throw it higher.
Then, the plow
comes along and seals up the end of the driveway with more snow, and this time,
delivers icy chunks.
So, out we go
yet again.
Doesn’t seem to
end. Looking at the ten day forecast,
more to come, only we don’t have any clue how much.
And I’m sure,
out we’ll go again.
Kind of like
life. Both the good and the bad hit us,
batter us, challenge us, and we either step up with our shovels or retreat
until it melts? Goes away? Is no more?
Life Comes In
Waves.
There isn’t ever
one snow storm. There are many. There is never just one wave. There are many. And like waves, or snow, or rainy days, they
keep coming, just as the sunny days and the warm weather keep coming.
Life Comes In
Waves.
As many warm
days as there are, there will be cool or cold days. As many sunny days as there are, there will
be cloudy and rainy days.
As many happy
moments as there are in our lives, there will be days of disappointment, even
sadness. As many days of smiles as there
are in our lives, there will be days of tears.
And as many days in our lives where there are no worries, there will be
days where we fret over things big and small.
As many days as there are when we feel life’s riches can’t shower us any
further, there will be days when it feels like we are in a drought, when the
river . . . our life . . . is dry.
Life Comes In
Waves.
Mountain peaks
and valleys. Wave crests and
troughs. Sunshine and rain. Warm weather and cold. Days when we feel on top of the world, and
days when we feel so very down that we cannot go any further. Life comes in waves. Happy and sad and all the in betweens. Life
Comes In Waves. Something to think about
. . .
Live Your Life,
and Make A Difference!