A Picture Worth A Thousand Words: HURRAY! IT'S SNOWING!

Job 37:5-7 "God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend. For He says to the SNOW, 'Fall on the earth';
Likewise to the gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength. He seals the hand of every man,
That ALL men may KNOW His Work."

The FIRST SNOW OF 2008: JANUARY 16-17
And Mercy's First SNOW

Frosty The Snowman Stops in for A Visit
in the Backyard of the Shumakers












Frosty Getting
His Picture Taken
at Papa's Office

It began to snow while we were at Wednesday Night Church, Tiny Trackers. We were teaching our K-5 class when I turned to see the snow falling outside the window. The boys and girls were currently coloring, but not for long! What precious squeals of delight came from their mouths as they pressed their hands and faces up at the windows to see the white snow fall. After Church, we went to Arby's for supper. The snow started really coming down. Emmy, Natty, and Marie could not wait to get outside in it....oh, and don't forget Andrew! What a special time of fun and laughter we had running around the parking lot and throwing snow balls at each other.

Snow Invasion at Arby's

Today we found the ground covered with a blanket of white...a very light blanket, but still a blanket....some rain too, but it stopped after awhile. It was enough snow to allow the girls have a Snow Day! We went to Papa's Office this morning not for the snow though. Mercy had stayed up the whole night previous crying inconsolably. We discovered today that she had a double ear infection...NOT FUN!!! Papa fixed her up though and she is doing much better. We shall see how tonight goes. She really was in awe over all the SNOW! By the way, this snow is nothing in comparison to our COCO's SNOW in Wisconsin. Saturday's forecast for her predicts a -9 degree low. BBBBRRRRRR!!! And for COCO...that is COLD!!! She can barely make it if it is 50 degrees. She is dressed like an ESKIMO...a very fashionable ESKIMO, of course! So to encourage our beloved Courtney, we made this little video clip for you! LOVE YOU LOTS and as Natty says, "MISS YOU!"

A SNOW VIEW FROM THE CAR:
THE FOUNTAIN INN POST OFFICE


DRIVING TO PAPA'S OFFICE IN THE FIRST SNOW of 2008





PRAISE THE LORD FOR HIS GIFT OF SNOW...IT IS A REMINDER TO US THAT THE LORD CLEANSES OUR SINS
AND THEY SHALL BE AS WHITE AS SNOW!
ISAIAH 1:18