Yesterday it snowed in MO. As soon as I told my kids they said, "mom, why did we move here? We want to be where it snowed". I also had a small tinge of sadness and regret come over me as I love snow! But as a mom who wants to support her husband and all he does for us, sucked it up and told them that we moved here to enjoy so much more.
We can enjoy the snow through pictures while everyone there is wishing they could be here where it was 72 degrees by 11 a.m. We can go sit on our back porch and draw a beautiful tree in full bloom in the second week of March. We can learn about the "thumping" rituals of woodpeckers who are native here and experience it firsthand as one has decided our fireplace chimney is the perfect home. (and since it is against the law to move, touch or otherwise disrupt these birds..we will get to study this nice family of birds for a while) I put on a face of excitement and joy but inside was feeling slight bitterness and alot of sadness.
But funny thing... Lord is showing me that I need to be an example to my kids. They are taking cues from me. If I am crabby and cranky guess what so are they. Therefore I need to be excited about Spring coming earlier than I expect or wanted. I need to be thrilled at the prospects of learning new things about our surroundings. I want to be an encouragement to my children. I don't want them to remember their move to Atlanta as a drudgery and a let down. I want them to be happy for Daddy as he is in a job he loves.
So as we explore our new surroundings we are finding what plants grow well here, what animals are prevalent. And we are making a list of all the neat places that we will get to visit over the next year that we otherwise would not have gotten to see. :) I am now excited that we get to share this time together and explore a whole new world in this Life that the Lord has graciously granted.
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