The template of Oklahoma weather is snow on Thursday and 60 degrees on Friday. It's that fickle. This winter has been different. We got over 4 inches of ice last week and it's still on my driveway. Basically, the community was 70% house-bound from Saturday to Thursday. Friday found some peeking out to see if the sun was shining or if there'd be the feeling of six more weeks of house-boundery.
I love such a time. People slow down....they have no choice. Even those who do get out find the streets depleted of traffic and the coffee-shops basically bare of customers...if they are even open for business. I love it that the hustle quits.
Women have cleaned drawers, cabinets, and closets and found things they had forgotten they possessed. I'm sure some are now well-prepared for a Spring garage sale. Men have caught up on files and correspondence and even cleaned off their work benches. "Ah-ha, so that's where my pliers have been!" "Under the lid of the left-open paint can I didn't put away because I decided on a dime to change the air-filters."
We all need "shut-down-time" to clean up the clutter accumulated in our hearts. We forget the simplest beauties of life because the loudness of hurry and pressure insisting we move to the next leap of activity.
Whew! It surely feels good to touch base with ourselves and find out what it really is we want to be about. Slow down this week. Pray. Or, don't pray. Just be still. God has bigger plans and dreams than our hurriedness will allow.
I like right now. Tomorrow may be great, but right now is simply adorable.....and I'm going slowly enough to realize it.
2 comments:
We've had more Talk of ice than actual ice here in our part of Texas. But it's amazing to me how the shelves of Wal-mart quickly deplete with the mere mention of ice or snow. It's Texas after all!! 20 degrees one day and 75 the next. Never too much ice or snow. It's funny that you mention slowing down. Our spiritual formation minister preached a sermon on patience yesterday. About how we stand in front of the microwave and want it to hurry up. And you mention slowing down as well. I believe God is desperately trying to tell us something. God’s sense of humor is so amazing... after the sermon yesterday we all (including the preacher) went to a restaurant for lunch. There weren't more than 5 or 6 tables full and it took us an hour and a half to get our lunch! After the frustration, you just had to laugh!
Reminds me of a book title called, "Don't just do something... sit there."
:-)
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