A DAY OFF - SNOW in ALABAMA

So, we have been hard at it for weeks now trying to clear the last hurdles of A5 and TA so that we can travel for our precious Rachel Lian. The process has been exhausting and we finally reached a point where we needed a break in the worst way. Today we got that chance.

It snowed in the deep South today, and not that little dusting we got last month. It snowed, and snowed and then it snowed some more. For a place that gets a few flakes every 3 or 4 years, we had 6" today. I know that doesn't seem like a lot to our friends in the north, but it might as well have been 6 feet deep for us.

I took the whole day off. All of the schools were closed. All we did all day was play in the snow, come in and thaw out, change into new dry clothes and go back out again.

Olivia helped me build a snow woman, possibly the ugliest one ever made. The boys filled the big wheel barrow with snow and went down the street to have a snowball fight with the other kids in the neighborhood. They came back hours later with an empty wheel barrow and frozen extremities.

The dogs didn't know what to think and Joy, who lived once in Chicago, was in heaven. She sat on the porch, drinking coffee, and loving every minute.

We had a blast! This was just what we needed to relax and recharge. Sometimes we spend so much energy trying to get over the next hurdle that we forget to enjoy what we already have and to be thankful for the things that God has provided. The apostle said, I have found that no matter the state I find myself in, there I will be content. That contentment comes from knowing who is in charge and in knowing He loves and takes care of us always. We know and trust that all things are being done in God's time and wisdom.

Hope you enjoy the pictures,

The Graham's