Is there anything better for a young student than a Snow Day? The idea of not going to school, sleeping in after the alarm goes off, dragging yourself out of bed to watch some television, and occasionally harvesting your Farmville crops on Facebook place a smile on any kid’s face. However, the only thing better than a steady stream of Cartoon Network and Mario Bothers on Wii might be the slopes of Norman, Oklahoma. Now, granted, they are not actually slopes but rather an embankment on the side of I-35. However, to my boys and the other thousand of kids in Norman who were with us, it might as well have been the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Just after the last snowflake fell last week, thousands (OK, maybe not thousands but certainly hundreds) descended onto the embankments of I-35 and Tecumseh Road. They brought with them plastic sleds, old school sleds, cardboard boxes, and in one case a cafeteria tray to speed down snow-covered hills like a Baptist preacher heading to a buffet line. Up and down the hills, boys and girls of all ages were zipping and zagging having the time of their lives. Laughs and giggles echoed off the snow, as the sound of pure joy came bounding down those hills. Even when there was the occasional wipeout, children would brush the snow off their faces and keep on going. The enjoyment of the moment was too much just to stop.
As I stood there with some friends watching our boys zoom down the hills with smiles plastered on their faces, I could not help but think this must be what God wants for all his children. Life brings challenges, snow covered hills, bumps along the way, and even a crash or two, but in the end there remains the triumph of the journey. There is no doubt life can be difficult at times, but God offers a life filled with discovery and wonderment as well. And in the end, when we make it down that hill we will find loving parents waiting for us to offer a congratulatory word and a warm embrace. So polish off your sleds and head out to the slopes, you might just find life out there on those hills.
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Roses & Snow
written by Pappy , February 03, 2010
Excellent! Sometimes stopping to smell the roses can also mean stopping to slide down the hill. The only thing better than making a memory is when you know you're making one.
written by Pappy , February 03, 2010
Excellent! Sometimes stopping to smell the roses can also mean stopping to slide down the hill. The only thing better than making a memory is when you know you're making one.
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