Whiter than snow.

Georgia typically does not receive a white Christmas. Like as in, ever. For example, in 2009 we had temperatures in the mid-70's on Christmas day. It just doesn't happen. However, this year, the impossible actually happened. It actually snowed. Now to consider it a white Christmas, I personally would like to be able to SEE the whiteness, like wake up to it or something, which you couldn't since it snowed after it was already dark. But anyways, it still did snow on Christmas day which was cool, and it's still been snowing throughout the day today.

Snow is so lovely. I love when it's falling, & especially when the trees & everything else are completely covered in white. You can't see the flaws of nature's roughness or discolorings or anything. It's all white. Perfect. Serene. Beautiful. Pure.

Some of my favorite memories when I was little were playing in the snow. We'd get all dressed in warm clothes & gloves & hats & everything, then go out & run around all over. We had snowball fights, rode on trashcan lids behind 4-wheelers with our neighbors, and some of my favorite memories are playing with my best friend Emily when she would come over from across the street since we were both out of school. I loved playing until our clothes were so wet we couldn't do it anymore, going & throwing them in the dryer & drinking hot chocolate while we waited to get back out as soon as we could. I loved every minute of it.

I love what snow symbolizes. In Isaiah the Lord says He will "make you white as snow". This is such a great picture of His forgiveness and love. After the snow has fallen, everything under it is covered, just as our sin is covered under His forgiveness. And since it's snowing around Christmas, what a great time to remember what the snow illustrates. He came to save. That forgiveness would be made possible. And that is without question the most important thing for us to remember this time of year.

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your family & that this year we can all remember to be thankful for His mercy & forgiveness, by which we are made white as snow.