The week between Christmas and New Year’s started out with no snow and nice temperature wise. By Wednesday we were under a Winter Storm Watch. By Thursday we were under a Winter Storm Warning.
Our kids from church had gone up into the mountains for Winter Camp. DD went and DH and I felt like honeymooners again! It was rather nice :D Wednesday night at church they told us that because of the impending storm the youth group would start home either in the middle of the night or early Thursday morning.
The snow wasn’t supposed to start falling until noon on Thursday, so I figured I’d go ahead and go in early as usual and get what I could done at work before being forced to come home. DH had one vacation day left and so decided to take it that day.
When we got up on Thursday the snow had already started falling but I thought no biggie… I’d go even though my car is a small economy job, I figured I’d still be okay. So, I went keeping a weather eye on the storm.
By 9:00 a.m. we had about 4 inches of snow on the ground but the wind hadn’t started blowing so I figured we were still okay besides the youth group wasn’t back and I’d texted DD to make sure I knew when they were in town. They did get back noonish. DD had driven her car in because they weren’t supposed to get back until Friday and she was scheduled to work that night. Why she didn’t just go on home, I’ll never understand… I think it’s a girl thing. Anyway, I went ahead and worked a full day but by 5 I figured it was time to head for home. I think DH was starting to be concerned.
I again texted DD and said she’d better be headed for home directly, then I left. I’d gotten about 8 miles from home when my cell rang. DD said the lights on her car weren’t working, could I come back and get her.
I did but knowing DH would want my take on the situation with the lights, I asked her to show me what was going on. Miraculously the lights came on so I told her to head out and I’d follow her home.
It was gracious thing because by the time we’d gotten to the county line about 15 miles from town, the snow was coming down pretty good and the roads didn’t look like a plow had been by recently. Where we live, there’s nothing to stop the snow or the wind so it was like driving in blizzard conditions. Thankfully, someone was in front of DD so she had to pay attention. However, she wasn’t used to trying to find our road in these conditions.
We did make it home. I do feel God was being gracious to me because He knew I needed to know DD was okay. I believe He was gracious to DD because the person in front of us showed us where our road was. It was a little hairy for a while but God got us home and we were glad to be in. The wind kicked up and we had drifts the next day but we didn’t care…. we had a nice warm fire, a book, molasses cookies to eat and loved ones to snuggle.
Until next time, love God, love others and snuggle your loved ones.
