But then we moved to Eastern North Carolina.
We don't see much of the white stuff down here. Rocky Mount has on average 50 more days of sun each year than Cincinnati, and what is commonplace in this neck of the woods is grilling-out and taking long walks and making day-trips to the beach. So when 1-2" of snow was predicted Tim and I were startled to witness store shelves empty of the their milk and bread, and closings and delays come flooding in. The Rocky Mount Telegram tweeted, "The Snow is Coming! The Snow Is Coming!"
The idea of snow is certainly a much bigger deal in Rocky Mount than what we're used to. And I must admit that even though I've seen my share of big snows in recent years - even a few blizzards - I, too found myself getting a little tingly over that inch or two that fell overnight. Realizing this is not something that happens all the time, I ran to the window to watch flakes fall from the sky and dragged drowsy children out of bed so they could watch, too. We were excited enough in the morning to call a good, old-fashioned 2-hour delay from starting homeschool so the kids could run and play and throw snowballs at each other...as well as the poor dog, who was a good sport.
The idea of snow is certainly a much bigger deal in Rocky Mount than what we're used to. And I must admit that even though I've seen my share of big snows in recent years - even a few blizzards - I, too found myself getting a little tingly over that inch or two that fell overnight. Realizing this is not something that happens all the time, I ran to the window to watch flakes fall from the sky and dragged drowsy children out of bed so they could watch, too. We were excited enough in the morning to call a good, old-fashioned 2-hour delay from starting homeschool so the kids could run and play and throw snowballs at each other...as well as the poor dog, who was a good sport.
Perhaps it just takes stepping out of the familiar
to appreciate the familiar.
And perhaps one of God's richest gifts is to let us pick-up and start over and see everything new once again.
Susan Orlean
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"A snow day literally and figuratively falls from the sky, unbidden, and seems like a thing of wonder."
-Susan Orlean
Susan Orlean
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A snow day literally and figuratively falls from the sky, unbidden, and seems like a thing of wonder.
Susan Orlean
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/snow_2.html#KsOFKyLrilmOJEHT.99
Susan Orlean
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