The Son Shines Regardless of the Season

"Sunshine is delicious, 
rain is refreshing, 
wind braces us up, 
snow is exhilarating; 
there is really no such thing 
as bad weather, 
only different kinds 
of good weather"
~ John Ruskin

Our plan for this beautiful Saturday was to sleep until we woke up. My goal was simple, sleep past 6 a.m. I'm happy to say, I slept until 6:30 a.m., so first goal of the day met. The house was silent, with the exception of the kitten and dogs excitement to have one of their humans awake so early on the weekend. 

With the pets happy from receiving some love, I ventured to the kitchen to start the coffee. I looked around at the things I should do but decided to cop-a-squat instead and spend some quiet time in prayer and journaling. Within a couple hours I was feeling tired so guess what I did? I snuggled under the warmth of a blanket on the couch and napped until ten. Although it was my friend's text tone that initially jarred me back awake, it was the sunshine fighting to get through the blinds and curtains that truly awakened me.

This second start to the day wasn't slow moving but a jump to my feet. I opened the curtains and blinds and let the sunshine stream in. The warmth on my face, exhilarating. I've missed the day starting like this. It is wonderful.

As I looked out our bedroom window, shock shaped my face. I couldn't believe how high the snow is on the deck, nearly to the top of our rails. Wow! I grabbed my camera to take pictures of the sunshine and snow.

Something that amazes me daily is how it's impossible to capture God's beauty with a camera.

I know snow and cold isn't specific to the typical areas this year. If you are tired of being cold, plowing, shoveling, and the bitterness of winter. Open your blinds today, the sun is shining and Spring is closer than it might feel right now. Regardless of the weather, the True Son, Jesus Christ, He shines everyday and He's waiting to be invited into your life. It's like opening the blinds to let the sun in, simply open your heart and let God in.

For God, who said,"Let light shine out of darkness,"
made his light shine in our hearts 
to give us the light of the knowledge
of God's glory displayed in the face of Christ."
2 Corinthians 4:6 NIV

Do you measure Spring by the date on a calendar or the reality of the weather outside?