Thanks Mom!

    I have been reflecting more about life, childhood, friends, and what life is lately. Life is a gift, and the recent passing of my mother is a challenge. Some days I am happy, some sad, and some I just want to call a friend to say hi. My wife and children are a great comfort to me, and they remind me of my childhood. As a little boy I remember how mom was magical, because she was always there! Don't get me wrong dad was great too, but dad worked outside the home. We would see him some mornings and every day he was home after work, but mom was always there. Working, playing, laughing, and crying together with me and my brothers. I wanted to say Thanks Mom!
  Now that I am grown with my own kids, I am my dad - but my wife is mom now. I see in my kids the same wonderment I held as a child, and it makes me happy. As goes the circle of life, years from now my children may see the same in their children.

Snow my gosh!

Welcome to the mid-west in late January and early February..yes it's winter, and yes we do have snow! We have had a mostly mild winter, only snowing a couple of times, until today. What started as a light snow this morning has turned, I may thankfully say a full scale blizzard! The last time I was out (about 30 min ago) we had drifts that were above my knees when walking, and more snow to come. For those of you that are tired of the weather already, I'll joyfully remind you it snows, and is cold in the mid-west winters. Once in a while we are graced with a really good snow. One of those as adults you can look back on and gossip about how it doesn't snow anymore - not like when I was a kid. Well, yes it does, it is right now. It doesnt happen often, but it is happening today. When my children grow up, they may not remember this snow exactly. What my 4 1/2 and 21/2 year old may remember is daddy came home early because it snowed! I, like them will be praying for snow daily until warm weather returns!