A New Jersey Morning

This morning I woke up, looked out the bathroom window and saw that it was snowing. There is something inherently peaceful about being awake really early (before the children) drinking a cup of coffee and watching the snow fall easily to the ground. It is no wonder Robert Frost penned the poem:

Dust of Snow
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree.
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.

It makes me feel as if all is right with the world.

Last night I had ladies bible study and as always it is so difficult to get out of the house but a huge blessing when I do. After the study, we break into small groups. Last year I was in a group with a lot of older ladies and although I gleamed from their wisdom, I didn't really establish friendships. This year there are five of us, which is small compared to the size of the other groups, but it is great. We have really gotten to know each other and because we are a small group, we don't feel intimidated to share or get personal. We also laugh, a lot!! Three of the girls are new Christians and I am loving watching them hear and experience things for the first time. One of the girls was talking about something she heard on the radio about the Sadducees and she pronounced it "Sa-do-cheese". We all said,"Who?" and one of the other girls said do you mean the "Sadducees?" She started to laugh and so did we. I said "Oh they are that Italian family from Brooklyn". We laughed and so did the girl who said it, I just love the company of these women.

Today the boys have art so I need to get myself moving.