GIFTS OF WINTER

Our family has been blessed with the gift of a second home.  It is a little 2 bedroom cabin in the hills around the Finger Lakes region of New York state.  My husband's grandfather bought the property years ago and Tim has his fondest memories of childhood there.  


Last week we headed "to camp" for some down time.  There are many gifts to be counted in the quiet of a winter woods.  My list continues...


35.  for the gifts that last for generations to share

36.  for the gifts of nature that only last a day - fresh snow glistening in the sunshine

37.  for unhurried breakfasts

38.  for quiet moments where the only sound is a crackling fire

  for time away from, phone, cable, and computer to...
39.  read books
40.  play games

41.  take hikes through fresh snow

42.  play arctic explorers
43.  compete in our own Olympic sled races
44.  start new projects

45.  spend the day in pajamas
46.  enjoy fresh air

47.  to pretend we are pioneers

48.  to teach the art of fire building 

49.  to follow deer tracks

50.   to think on the words "Be still and know that I Am God"

Thank you Father for these winter gifts.  Help us to find more moments of stillness, where we can shake off the clamoring world and all its hurried distractions and see you and your world with new eyes.