Looking Up

Right now I wish this was late October or early November.  The time of year when the harvest has been gathered in, the geese are maybe flying overhead, the yard is tidy, waiting for winter. It seems like it should be late fall, or early winter because it is snowing.  It's been snowing all day long.  We have been under a snowfall warning, along with southern Alberta and, I think, southern Manitoba. The temperature has been very mild, so the snow has been melting all day long.  And right now our yard looks like soupy muck. It doesn't look pretty at all.  That is if you're looking down at the ground.  But, if you're looking up at the trees, it is beautiful.  The thick, heavy snow is sticking to the trees.  We have plenty of evergreens and they are breathtakingly beautiful right now.

Looking downward I see ugliness.  Looking upward I see beauty. This is a  reminder for me to always look up - up to see the glory of God in His magnificent creation; and a reminder to offer prayers and thanksgiving up to Him at all times.