A spring thing

This morning I got up early to workout. And what to my wandering eye should appear? Four inches of snow - wet and near. Yah! It snowed! Not a typicaly response for March 21 - the second official day of Spring. But in Minnesota, March will play tricks on you - yes, it's a month of endless teases.

Years back, I probably would not have cheered - I would have looked glum...fearing another indoor softball practice. But now I give a shout of joy because it means there's one more flicker of hope for me to go snowboarding one more time. Of course, I go 'round-n-'round in endless debate about, "Should I go if I don't have any friends to board with?" It seems snowboarding, like any activity, is so much more enjoyable if you can share it with others.

So here I sit, staring out at the pure, white, wet snow thinking about how I could be carving turns, falling in unique ways and praising God all at the same time. Someone asked me where I'd rank (scale, one to 10) on my longing to go snowboarding today... and today, I'm a seven.