My mother informed me yesterday that we were expecting a blizzard. Like, lotsa snow, that kind of thing.
It was snowing, and I was like, "YAAAYYY IT'S ABOUT TIME!!" Well, that, and, "The Lord hears the cry of His people," teehee.
I like snow. I grew up in MN, we had tons of it, all the time, with sub-zero temperatures being normal for roughly September/October to March-early April in some cases. Once, it even snowed in May. That was kinda pretty actually, everything was white accented by green.
Rainy days, snowy days, overcast days, I don't know what it is about them but I love it. I think it has to do with the idea of the newness of life. We change the way we dress, our hair goes bonkers, and we just do different things during that kind of weather. I can sit next to a window or go outside and watch the rain fall, and it feels like everything I worry about, my life, my problems, all of it can just be washed away by the rain, and I can be completely calm. I feel like that even during thunderstorms, thunder's booming, lightning's streaking through the sky like an angry scar that illuminates everything for a split second, and the rain is hitting the ground like life depends on it.
And then there's snow. Usually, unless it's extremely windy or something, snow hits the ground, and everything is silent. The world's about to be covered in a white blanket of tiny ice crystals, and it's all completely silent. And you just kind of want to sit there in awe as the world silently turns blindingly white.
It's also kinda fun to stare at snow when it's dark out, and the light hits it just right. Take a walk some time when it's like that, you feel like you're walking on diamonds. It's, by far, one of the most gorgeous things I've ever seen.
In other news, I got an A in my Social Psychology course. Another down, three more Gen Ed courses to go, and then I'm gonna be taking Liberty classes, and then I'll have my BS in Crisis Counseling!
I'll just be happy when I'm done with school, honestly.
Life can be ridiculous. It can get you down, and it's not even the devil attacking you sometimes, it's just life being life and you being you, and it knocks you over and you're lying on your back going, "What just happened?" It's cliche to say but, you don't have to let it keep you down. If you can't get up right now, don't try, just lie there and stare up at the sky. Take a breath and get lost in the sheer vastness of reality. And then, later, when you're charged up, get back up and get back in the fight. Life can knock you down, but it won't keep you down. Like TobyMac said, "It's never too late to get back up again, you may be knocked down but not out forever." :)
Love you guys. God bless.
--Sonya :) <3
