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...my realization

Just in case you may not have noticed or known, it snowed last night here in Colorado.  Now, I'm not a grumpy guss who goes on and on about "blah, it's snowing, ew and ick!!"  I like the snow!  There are some extras that come with it I'm not so crazy about... like the icy roads, the cold air, the mud hole my backyard becomes... but for the most part I look at snow and see the quiet and amazing beauty God provides us, even on the dreariest of days! 

But even with all the beauty there is still one thing that makes it very difficult for me the see the plus side of snow... the snow shovel.  Oh yeah, sure, I have a snow blower (thanks dad for that!!) but I also have neighbors, and as nice as they are, they're not too keen on the hum of a snow blower at 6am! 

So, I shoveled three times yesterday, because I learned when you just keep driving over it you get ice from the pack down of your tires... and ice and I... we have some history, and it's not so great :-)  So anyway, I shoveld 3 times yesterday and set my alarm to get up early today and get it done before getting ready for work.  So I'm out there today, it's 2 degrees and I'm cold.  I'm surveying what I have to shovel... which includes the street in front of my driveway...

AH!  Let me jump tracks for a moment here, there are 2 very important things I have learned as a first time homebuyer that I would like to pass on to those first time buyers!!  LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES!  Do NOT buy a home that faces east!  The sun doesn't shine on the sidewalks and driveway for very long, resulting in more ice possibilities and the need to shovel... while you watch teh neighbors across the street soak up the sun as it melts the snow off their driveway!!  AND, should you find yourself purchasing a home that does face east... make sure there is a curb at the end of your driveway and that it doesn't angle flat into the street... this is a GREAT place for an ice skating rink in the middle of winter!  HAHA!  Hope the advice helps!

Alright, back to where I was... There I stood, looking at the driveway, sidewalks and gutter, searching for the motivation to smile while I shoveled when a thought hit me!  I thought to myself "this chore stinks!  C'mon God... where's the husband You have for me?!  Can I borrow one, just for the winter so he can shovel??"  Haha!  Then I started to think about God and His sense of humor; and while I was shoveling, I found I was smiling, laughing on occassion, at the thought of how the request to "borrow" a husband for the winter would look given His sense of humor :-)  Here's what ran through my mind:

He'd walk up on my front porch, the man I'm borrowing.  Instead of six pack abs, he'd be carrying a keg, sticking out the bottom of his shirt!  There'd be a few bags of dirty laundry that needed to be washed, no car - so he'd need rides everywhere and his only question would be "what's for dinner" -- but of course, he'd come with snow shovel in hand, beacuse that's what I requested right?! 

HAHA!  Okay okay, call me wrong for that mental image, but seriously, it started my day off with a smile, and it was even more comforting to realize my smile was born of God's sense of humor.  What a way to start my birthday! 

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