(The first day of snow. We now have a LOT more!)The holidays have officially arrived! The first snow of 2010 came on Sunday, November 24th (while we were at church). Even our 17-year-old Sunday school class was too excited to focus. But who can blame 'em? It is so, so pretty. :)
It is Wednesday today, the day before Thanksgiving. I had a dentist appointment this morning and decided to walk there instead of risking it in a car. On the way there I found myself in the fourth grade, in Idaho, walking to Iona Elementary School in my snow gear- and smiled. :) I still remember every step of that walk, and the huge rack on the wall at school that was covered with all our puffy coats and 'bibs'. :)
Oh to be a kid again. :) I got in one of those moods lastnight- where I start feeling worried about school, the future, when the heck we're going to start a family... legitimate stuff. But, as I was walking and thinking of how different life is now, I remembered that despite the everyday anxieties and trials that creep in, I am grateful for my adult life, the hubby I get to cozy up next to, and the family I get to share Thanksgiving dinner with. And what I read in my scriptures helped too- "Press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men"- followed by the phrase "This is the way." I know we will be taken care of if we just follow His way.
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Now- on to my baking list for the day: Pumpkin cheesecake topped with whipped cream, candied pecans, and caramel sauce- and cranberry cinnamon chip bars. Mmm. :)
