Last night, as Heather and I were crawling into bed, Heather turned to me and asked, "Would it be wrong to pray for snow? Will God answer my selfish prayers?" I laughed and sort of brushed off the question until, a few minutes later, she asked me again. "I really would like to see snow tomorrow. If I asked God to let it snow tonight do you think He would mind?" I turned to her and said something like, "Honey, God wants us to come to Him with our desires, though I'm not sure asking Him to let it snow would be a high priority for Him." I didn't pray for snow, though I prayed about a few other things, with one or two being a little selfish on my own part. I have no doubt Heather prayed for snow. Funny how my selfish prayer didn't get answered but when I woke up there was 2-3 inches of snow on the ground. No school for Haley and no work for Heather!
They were happy. So was I. And we had a great day today. We went out and played in the snow; I had a snowball fight with some kids down the street - accidentally hitting one in the face and I had to apologize for having such a bad aim; we watched our dog prance around trying not to get her feet wet, finally giving up and then scooping the snow with her nose. When we got back from our walk I soaked in the tub while I read a book and watched the snowflakes fall to the ground from the window by the tub. Then Heather and I watched the inauguration, talked about our hopes for the future and our hopes for the new president. Then the three of us went to see the movie, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," and then came home and got ready for Wednesday.
A good day.
I really like good days. With our busy schedules, work and school demands, long days - and nights, it's hard to get really "good days" very frequently. Usually, by the time we get home, we're tired, hungry, still have work to do, and just plain out of energy, so when I can spend a day with my wife and daughter, when we can be laid back, be engaged in conversation about other things besides work related issues, and be a couple/family, it's really a good day.
So Lord, thanks for answering my wife and daughter's prayer for snow!
They were happy. So was I. And we had a great day today. We went out and played in the snow; I had a snowball fight with some kids down the street - accidentally hitting one in the face and I had to apologize for having such a bad aim; we watched our dog prance around trying not to get her feet wet, finally giving up and then scooping the snow with her nose. When we got back from our walk I soaked in the tub while I read a book and watched the snowflakes fall to the ground from the window by the tub. Then Heather and I watched the inauguration, talked about our hopes for the future and our hopes for the new president. Then the three of us went to see the movie, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," and then came home and got ready for Wednesday.
A good day.
I really like good days. With our busy schedules, work and school demands, long days - and nights, it's hard to get really "good days" very frequently. Usually, by the time we get home, we're tired, hungry, still have work to do, and just plain out of energy, so when I can spend a day with my wife and daughter, when we can be laid back, be engaged in conversation about other things besides work related issues, and be a couple/family, it's really a good day.
So Lord, thanks for answering my wife and daughter's prayer for snow!
1 comment:
I love days like that. With Wynter's work schedule versus mine it gets crazy...I know that you know that. As I read your blog I missed our days like that. Coming home from school for a weekend with dad. Making bagel pizzas, strawberry milkshakes, putting music on, and watching downtown Nashville light up.
As I read I could tell how important that time with your family is for you and I thought "Isn't it neat that God answered Heather's prayers and in doing so he was able to answer dad's". Pretty cool how He works, huh?
Love you.
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