Made With Love

     We'd had a rough morning. I was regretting our decision of the previous evening to allow the two oldest children to stay up late watching a holiday movie. Our hopes of getting to church on time were deteriorating fast in the face of mounting hysteria. Welcome, welcome, Sabbath morning.

     Miraculously, my patience remained intact. Everyone else went ahead while I stayed with the straggler. But even though we were running late, I had to dodge back inside for the camera when I saw what the Winter Fairies had been up to during the night. A wonderland of breathtakingly intricate beauty lay spread out before us. 

Remember the heavenly love-note I found at the park? Here's another one!
Amazing how something so icy cold can warm your heart.

     

    Whether it's the uncommonly cold winter temperatures that are sweeping the nation, or a personal gloomy chill that's settled over your own heart, just remember this, my friends: This world was made by love. Over time it's been tainted by greed, selfishness, and a host of other plagues. But it was love that made this Earth and it is love that will save this Earth. And love will save you, if you'll let it. If you loosen that death grip you've got on "the way things should be" and allow the way things are to be enough right now, you might be surprised at the miracles you'd find. You may have to look closely, but you'll find them. In the blizzards of your life, look closely, and you'll find love woven into the delicate pattern of each fragile snowflake. Look closely, and that provocation may just be an opportunity to forgive. That gray sky may just be darkened from clouds swollen with renewal and strength, getting ready to pour down on you.
    Look closely for the love-notes and you'll find them.
    Because this world was made, with love.