Retro Linky

Whenever a post I read really touches me, I mark the little box (in Bloglines) to "keep it as new". I have quite a few favorites stashed away now. This morning as we woke up to yet another snow day, I was tempted to complain. To shake my fist and yell "WHY?!" and "How am I going to get anything done around here?!" Bible study is canceled and I was really looking forward to going. The weather has thrown off my routine, my house is a mess, and my knee jerk reaction is to whine about it, just like everyone else you run into at the grocery store. What's the easiest topic to broach with casual acquaintances? The nasty weather. Then I remembered a post by Chris at Come To the Table. I went back and read it and it blessed me again. One little line had jumped out at me last May and implanted itself in my mind and heart. A quote from a missionary:

Never allow yourself to complain about anything - not even the weather

You can read it the whole post here.

Now as I look out the window, I will myself to see it for what it is, beautiful, glittery white. The sun is shining. It may be frigid outside but our house is warm, our furnace works, and our pipes aren't frozen. I have an opportunity to spend some (more) time with my kiddos. We aren't guaranteed that tomorrow will come so I'm going to make the most of today. And I am not going to complain about the weather.