My town of
Lincoln Nebraska had the fourth biggest snow in a 24 hour period in its history
last Friday night and Saturday. It was a beauty. While it measured
11.1 inches it had to weigh 11 pounds per inch. Literally a wet blanket. Lots
of sagging tree branches. Lots of broken limbs. Lots of people
without electricity. The city workers did a magnificent job digging us
out.
I had just
brought my snow blower back from being serviced and I was ready. Thankfully my
neighbor did our long driveway with his tractor because frankly, I’m getting
old.
Less than a week
before this storm a local nursery notified its email list that our dry winter
was stressing the evergreens and it was advisable to get out hoses and
sprinklers or expect damage to, or possibly loss of these trees. I consider it
a royal pain to put away hoses when it’s warm and they’re flexible, but since
we have lots of spruce and pines I got out there and watered a whole day.
One of my deep
held beliefs is that we live here on this glorious planet because of God’s
goodness and grace. It’s a gift and a wonderful puzzle to piece together the
clues about how to be in harmony with God’s good creation.
I like it that we
can cool and dehumidify our homes in the summer and keep ourselves warm in the
winter. I don’t like it that bedbugs are making an impact on dorm life at
our University. But it all is part of the package which is this puzzle of
life. It’s fun and it’s scary at times. My neighbors and I live
under massive trees that could have collapsed on our homes under the weight of
the recent snow. The same trees I love and enjoy are threats to my safety
and economic well-being.
God continues to
be beyond my comprehension. As was explained to Lucy about Aslan. [my
paraphrase] “He’s a lion, of course he’s not safe, but he’s good.”
BTW: This site
was emailed to me in real time as I was writing this blog:
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