SNOW PART II

So I think that God makes good things happen when it snows. I already posted once today about how awesome I think snow is and how much I love it, but I just had an experience that will add to the wonderfulness of snow and is something that God definitely orchestrated himself. It got to be about 1 this morning and there was a good inch an a half of snow covering Winthrop. I really wanted to go out but was really tired so I just hoped it would be there when I woke up. I grabbed my towel and my get-ready bag and walked down the hall to the bathroom. When I got there I looked in the mirror and knew I had a decision to make. If I got ready then I knew that was it.... I would not be going out to play until the morning and by then it won't be nearly as awesome. So I decided to just go to sleep like I was and I would maybe wake up in an hour or two and go back.

I walked back in my room and walked over to my bed. I looked out the window and saw a group of guys walking by. One of them looked up and waved and then he kept walking. Thinking nothing of it I continued to glare at the snow covered trees in front of me. Suddenly he left the group ran back over to my window and started waving again. Then he started motioning for me to come out side. I didn't know what to think. The guy looked vaguely familiar so I tried figuring out who he was. The thought that it was a particular guy from my past came into my mine. Thoughts of "No, there's no way. That couldn't be him. Why would he be here? No... well maybe" flooded my head. I was intrigued. So being the crazy spontaneous irrational person that I sometimes am I told Kelly about it and convinced her to come out side and "play for a few minutes." We got ready and ran down the stairs. When we got down there we were approached by a group of guys. The came looking like they were going to all pummel us with snow balls. Kelly protested and one of the guys put the snowball he had in his hand on a stick and presented it to her as a "snow flower." He then proceeded to make one for me as well. We thanked them and casually walked away. We walked to the fountain and took some pictures then walked back to our dorm. When we got there the guys were still there. Apparently they were waiting for some friends who live in our hall to come out. We joked around a little and the girls they were waiting for finally came out. When we went to say good bye one of the guys told us they were walking around campus and invited us to come with them. Kelly asked me what I wanted to do. Of coarse I said walk. So here the journey begins.

We went sledding on lunch trays at 2 in the morning where I discovered more about this group. They are all arts related majors and also Christians. They have this Christian Arts majors support group/project that they run on campus. They invited me to come to there meetings on Friday mornings. This is totally a God thing. When they first asked me my major and I told them theatre I then explained to them about what I do at Elevation. One of the guys said "Wow there really arn't a lot of Christians in your field of study." Which is so true and something that has been really hard for me this past year. However somehow this semester God put two Christian's with me in one of my acting classes and then he had me meet this awesome group. I am so excited to get to know there group of arts students and hear more about the projects they do.

After sledding we walked around for a while and decided to go back to the guys house to have hot chocolate. So we all trecked down the street to this quaint little part of a house apartment. It was a very narrow entrance/kitchen with a very oddly carpeted staircase that took up half the width of the room. We all piled our coats on the stair case and bicycles in the hall and walked through a door under the stairs. Inside was a larger open room. It was very invited and had couches and chairs lining the walls. We all sat, talked, sipped hot chocolate and mostly laughed for the next few hours. They are all such unique interesting people and I have a lot in common with them. I am so thankful that God brought that group together tonight. I never would have though that He would have brought on campus supports to me like that. Which makes me think of another topic. However it is early so that will have to wait until another post.

SNOW IS WONDERFUL/AMAZING/PHENOMENAL AND SO IS GOD!!!!

SNOW!!!!!

It's snowing! I don't know what it is about snow but it just makes me flat out happy! Not just the regular happy but giddy little girl happy. I'm looking out my window right now and I see this delightful image of large flakes of snow floating down from the sky and coating the dull earth below. I see white all around and I LOVE it! I have always loved fall and winter. They are my favorite seasons. There is just something about waking up on a cold morning and looking out to find a winter wonderland to play in. Bundling up in more clothing than you can imagine and running down the stairs in a fit of excitement only to burst open the door and experience that glorious first crunch of the snow under your feet! I really hope it continues snowing all night because:

1. I want to play in it
2. I want classes to be canceled

Not that I enjoy not having school. It's just that I feel like I've been playing a gigantic game of catch up this whole week. My life was hectic enough before hand and then I got really sick last week and now I feel like I'm really behind in a lot of things. Especially with school starting up and trying to move in. However for the first time in a while I feel like God is really moving in me. I finally hear him telling me an answer to something I have been trying to figure out for a while. I also feel Him calling me out and calling me to step up in my position right now. I love what I do at Elevation but I feel like I have been doing a lukewarm job lately. I feel like I had almost hit a stalling point. Dare I say it, a point of being contempt. However it seems that suddenly God has made me aware of all if my faults as a leader and He has put this passion in me more than ever to figure out how to fix those weaknesses and become a truly great leader. I'm so excited for this semester. It is going to push, challenge me and hopefully guide me of the path God wants me to be on.

As I was walking to my dorm tonight the snow was pouring down. Right before I hit my door I stepped up one of the brick steps, turned around and looked up. I was awe struck at just how magnificent snow truly is and the beauty of nature that our amazing Creator made.