We are still snowbound here. It has been a winter wonderland these past few days. I do not know what the official snowfall was, but we are guessing we got around 6 inches here. For those of you up north, that may sound laughable to shut a town down for 6 inches. But, here in the south, we do not have snow plows, salt trucks or any equipment to deal with the snow. So we just wait for the sun to do the job. The major highways are running fine, but the outer roads can be quite treacherous. S has been able to make it into work the last couple of days...he said the black ice has made for very slow, tense commutes...even just the four miles he has to drive. This morning, though, he said it was much better, so I think we are thawing! My family and Stef are still here. They live on such a long driveway with lots of little side roads...so we are trying to assess when they can get back in. Last night, the landlord had a hard time getting in and told Dad to stay put for now. I am thankful the Lord has given us such a nice big house to accommodate alot of people. Everyone can have rooms to sleep in, and we are able to spread out. This home was made for times like this. We have been watching alot of movies, playing Nazi Uno, stoking the wood stove, playing in the snow, eating chocolate and drinking wine. ;)
The girls are heading this way today with Nona and Papa. They are driving as far as Birmingham if the roads allow today. We hope to see them on Saturday. It will be good to have our little ladies back...we have missed them!
I am now 27 weeks pregnant. I had a very realistic dream that the baby was coming early. Why does pregnancy induce such weird dreams? I was relieved this morning to have everything going fine with my little one. Last night I was playing with some little body part that we were trying to figure it out what it was...a little leg or something I was batting around. It's so much fun when my pregnancies reach this point. I love this little guy.
This week has been one of those times where the verse comes to life, "Many are the plans of man, but the Lord directs his steps." This is certainly not how I thought this week would go. Life has kinda shut down for awhile. But, the Lord has a way of quieting the earth, by the white fluffy snow, that says "Be still and know that I am God."
