{"id":261,"date":"2011-02-02T17:27:41","date_gmt":"2011-02-02T21:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/?p=261"},"modified":"2011-02-09T18:16:29","modified_gmt":"2011-02-09T22:16:29","slug":"enough-snow-already","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/2011\/02\/02\/enough-snow-already\/","title":{"rendered":"Enough snow already&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-275\" style=\"width: 581px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-275 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/02\/IMG_5119-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5119\" width=\"581\" height=\"436\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No break in the snow all day!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">I realize this is not &#8220;big news&#8221; for those of you living up north but the winter storm that blew through the Ozarks yesterday dropped at least a foot of snow.\u00a0 I was walking in drifts that came up to my knees.\u00a0 I have to admit I am a bit sore after all the shoveling trying keep our sidewalks clear.\u00a0 Our teens enjoyed another &#8220;snow day&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa invited those interested over for the afternoon for making Valentine cards and scrap booking.\u00a0 We were not sure how many would be able to make it but we ended up with a half dozen or so and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-285\" style=\"width: 368px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-285  \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/02\/IMG_5127-1023x973.jpg\" alt=\"Tiahna making cardws\" width=\"368\" height=\"350\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tiahna making cards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_286\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-286\" style=\"width: 332px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-286 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/02\/IMG_5129-921x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria working on a scrap book\" width=\"332\" height=\"368\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Victoria working on a scrap book<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thankfully the snow tapered off last night and today the skies are clear even though the temperature dropped even lower.\u00a0 We thank the Lord that we got mostly snow instead of ice and we did not lose electricity.\u00a0 I am definitely not enjoying the brutally cold temperatures but the landscape with all the snow and the sun shining is absolutely beautiful.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_273\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-273\" style=\"width: 553px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-273\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/02\/After-the-storm-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"After the storm 1\" width=\"553\" height=\"415\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thank You, Lord for the beauty of Your creation!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_272\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-272\" style=\"width: 553px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-272 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-parker\/files\/2011\/02\/Out-back-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Out back\" width=\"553\" height=\"415\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still a lot of snow after a lot of shoveling!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">When I mentioned yesterday how good Mozambique looks because of the nasty cold weather I was reminded by a dear friend that the hot, humid air along with the different &#8220;aromas&#8221;\u00a0 over there would possibly be more challenging.\u00a0 It made me realize that my contentment needs to be in HIM and to be thankful no matter what the circumstance and trust HIM to help us see the beauty in each and every situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I realize this is not &#8220;big news&#8221; 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