Now real winter begins in the month of February. While it’s
just chilly with gray skies and drizzle here in North Carolina, many of you
have been hit with a major winter storm in the north mid-west all the way up
into New England and the Eastern seaboard. I understand from the news that some
of you may get 2 foot of snow and more, plus it’s supposed to keep snowing for
several days. Where I live the greatest impediment to happiness is freezing
rain. The roads get slick and it’s hard to tell where the ice is, and then
there’s the icing up that happens on trees and power lines that will surely
lead to the loss of power for some. Nothing like losing your power when we need
it most in the bitter cold of winter. Then, of course, there is the dread of
what to do in a pandemic when the power goes out because we’re all isolating at
home and crowded places where we once could seek shelter are now dangerous
places to be.
I feel so sorry for the homeless people who are growing
in numbers due to the economic downturn in the pandemic—like things weren’t bad
enough already. Can you imagine trying to keep warm in a tent or just a
blanket? Here in Charlotte, the CMPD is taking metal barrels and wood to a
group of homeless people so they can have the warm of a fire and people are
coming together to bring them warm meals and proper clothes and blankets. It
has to be miserable for these homeless people and their families. I am grateful
for everything thing I have even though I don’t live in a big house or have
lots of money.
Snow in my neighborhood a few years back
How are all of you holding up? Do you still have power?
Do you have fun things to do out in the snow or are you huddling by the fire
with a book or Netflix? Did you make some snow cream, or are you working on
seedlings for spring planting?
