Saturday, January 1, 2011

On the sixth day of Christmas...


... There was more snow and extremely cold weather! Extreme weather amuses me. Here we are with near perfect control over our environment- we control our class schedules, we control our hair color, we control whether our coffee is short or tall, caf or decaf, we even control who we're "friends" with by monitoring our social circles on Facebook. Then POOF! It snows a lot and all of a sudden we don’t have as much control as we thought- flights get canceled, events are postponed, and packages just won't be delivered on time. Despite our attempts at dominance over the variables of life, we can still be put in our place by a snow storm. Random fact here: tonight it’s going to be colder in New Mexico than it is in Chicago, Minneapolis, and even Fairbanks. What gives?

Anyways, the point of all this musing about control is just to ask the question- who is in control of your life? When things get crazy, who do you go to? Granted, a snow storm is probably one of the smaller storms any of us will face in life, but sometimes a snow storm is a good reminder to me that I’m really not in charge. It’s kind of a comforting feeling. Wherever you are today- snowed in or not, take comfort in the fact that you don’t have to have it all under control. Jesus does. And He’s looking out for you!

Happy New Year, 

Jasmine

Thursday, December 30, 2010

On the fifth day of Christmas...

... There was snow! There’s something about a blanket of snow that can make even the drab grey of winter look picturesque. I feel like I’m living in a Norman Rockwell painting right now. Yay for snowflakes that are all unique! Yay for the crunch of snow under my boots! Yay for winter hats, and mittens, and my puffy jacket that makes me look like a marshmallow!


I think I hear sleigh bells. Glistening snow- check. Beautiful sight- check. Happy tonight- check. 
Yep- I went walking in a winter wonderland! 


This is my favorite version of Winter Wonderland. Do enjoy!

~Jazzy