Catching up - Feb 3

Mom and I went for a snow walk... the day after i got back from Haiti - a bit of a contrast in weather and surroundings to be sure! But i am glad that Canada has seasons and that we are healthy enough to be out there enjoying them... and i'm thankful for the time to spend with my mom.
I sometimes get really emotional if i think about my parents not being here anymore - i maybe shouldn't be so sentimental but i just attended funeral visitation for a friend from high school - her mom passed away very suddenly and unexpectedly and I suppose, like Rev VanOlst reminds us, we always have to be prepared for when our time comes and God calls us home. But I wonder if I am ready, waiting for that day eagerly.
Is it wrong to be happy about things here on earth - God did give us pleasure in this life, it is hard to imagine sometimes how much more wonderful heaven will be. I know I cling to the passing things of the world so often, placing them in important spots in my life but spend so little time truly getting to know God and His Word. I sometimes get so frustrated with myself and my weak resolve, but i just finished listening to the sermon Rev Dejong preached in our church several weeks ago about the comfort and compassions of the Lord being new each morning and i'm encouraged again.
And truly, on this frosty cold morning, with a fresh blanket of pure white snow, it was easy to remember God's mercies and I thanked Him for this special time we could spend together, marveling at the snow sculptures that the wind worked in the fields, the white clumps clinging to branches and posts, smoothing everything over with a vanilla frosting, the cold we could feel on our cheeks and fingers as we fought through the drifts and stored up memories together!




Mom and I went for a snow walk... the day after i got back from Haiti - a bit of a contrast in weather and surroundings to be sure! But i am glad that Canada has seasons and that we are healthy enough to be out there enjoying them... and i'm thankful for the time to spend with my mom.
I sometimes get really emotional if i think about my parents not being here anymore - i maybe shouldn't be so sentimental but i just attended funeral visitation for a friend from high school - her mom passed away very suddenly and unexpectedly and I suppose, like Rev VanOlst reminds us, we always have to be prepared for when our time comes and God calls us home. But I wonder if I am ready, waiting for that day eagerly.
Is it wrong to be happy about things here on earth - God did give us pleasure in this life, it is hard to imagine sometimes how much more wonderful heaven will be. I know I cling to the passing things of the world so often, placing them in important spots in my life but spend so little time truly getting to know God and His Word. I sometimes get so frustrated with myself and my weak resolve, but i just finished listening to the sermon Rev Dejong preached in our church several weeks ago about the comfort and compassions of the Lord being new each morning and i'm encouraged again.
And truly, on this frosty cold morning, with a fresh blanket of pure white snow, it was easy to remember God's mercies and I thanked Him for this special time we could spend together, marveling at the snow sculptures that the wind worked in the fields, the white clumps clinging to branches and posts, smoothing everything over with a vanilla frosting, the cold we could feel on our cheeks and fingers as we fought through the drifts and stored up memories together!