Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Snowy Sleep

A couple of days ago, I woke up to snow falling on my face. No I wasn't camping, I was in my own bed. For those of you who have visited our home, it may not seem so far fetched. We live in a trailer, provided by the camp, that was constructed in the early 70's. We have 3 inch walls and single pane, crank out windows. However, over the last 30 plus years, all but a couple of them fail to close completely. In the winter I do my best to cover them in plastic but honestly, when we have our wood stove going and the temperatures reach the 90's in our house, I like having a window to open. Obviously, as the fire dies down throughout the night, the temperature also plumets causing, crazy things to happen like... our pillows freezing to the wall from the moisture in our breath. So as I struggled to open my eyes with snow melting on my face, I thought, "how many people get to experience this?" And I also thought about the stories I will tell my grandchildren some day. But most of all I thought about how good God is to provide housing for us..... and..... that I need to get some plastic for the windows.

3 comments:

Jessica P said...

Yes, God has provided housing for you! Just think, you'd never gotten to experience that if you lived elsewhere! Now where are the pictures of the snow!

Jaime Wright said...

Nice. I love it!! I laughed quite hysterically at your tale and then realized how miserable you probably felt at that moment.

Sorry for my insenstive laughter, but seriously, pillows freezing to the wall?!?! :) LOL. I'm sorry. I can't stop chuckling. You need to write a book about your adventures!!

Anonymous said...

All I could think about was any crack that is big enough to let in snow, must let in critters - yikes! It immediately brought back memories of childhood in the Dells where my bedroom was an uninsulated attic, you could see your breath and the ceilings and nails were white with frost... Mornings must be rough! Makes me want to pray for you just a little more specifically!!

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