Foggy Winter Walks

Hello friends! 

I hope you are all enjoying cozy days at home as Winter settles in for the long haul.  It seems Winter has paid a visit to most everyone across the country, and certainly, is it is here to stay for a while too! We have gotten a lot of snow over the past month, which is moisture that we did need. 

Watching the snowfall is such a captivating thing, as it falls so gently and softly here - no wind!  Then after the storm passes on and the sun comes out, all the world becomes a glittering jewel! Oh, when that happens, I just can't stay inside, I must get outside and walk! 

Come along with me, and we will go on some winter walks together :) 

Glorious skies!

SO much snow .... but we are thankful for it! 

An approaching storm with darkened skies on the horizon,
allowed peeks of sunshine gold to rest on the mountains. 

Such beauty on the hillside as the warm light rested gently on the trees. 

Our home during the winter storm that approached that day after the warm light disappeared. 

Captivating winter scene! 

My greenhouse and garden lying under the blanket of snow. 

Annie enjoys going on a cross-country ski with me. 

Soon after the winter storm that brought us about 8" of snow,
the snow turned to rain, and then fog arrived. 

As fog settled in, the landscapes disappeared. 

Still the dogs and I walked! 

When the roads are icy, I wear ice picks on my boots. 

There is a house behind that fence! 

Sometimes in the afternoons, the sun will try to peek through,
leaving the world bathed in a rosy glow. 

One evening I saved my errands for late afternoon,
so I could go down the mountain into town and see the sunset. 

After a day of fog, one afternoon the skies brightened, and this glorious sunset 
filled the skies - oh what a delight it was! 

God's finest work in the skies! 

I walk in the evenings just so I can join the party in the skies! 

Walking in foggy weather means visibility is very low, and we now have roads that are ice-covered and slick.   However, the dogs and I continue to walk on the ice as I wear ice picks on my boots and high-visibility yellow clothing. Soon the sun will return and the skies will be blue again, but until then I enjoy the fog, as it does have its own special beauty. 

As I walk, I look out over the landscape and know that landmarks are there.  I know the mountains are there, even though I can't see them.  Hey, I know the road is there, even though sometimes I could barely see the road! But I just kept walking, and each step was clear, although my forward vision was not. 

This thought began to give me peace as I walked... for even when things we know are there but can't be seen, still they remain. 

Our emotions and thoughts are just like the fog. 

And while the landscape remains unseen in the fog's wispy grasp, the landscape is like God's Word, steadfast, sure, firm, unmoving and unshakable - no matter how the weather may change.  God's Word will remain true like the landmarks unseen in the fog that stand firm, waiting for the fog to lift when they shall be seen clearly again. 

This is the truth imprinted on my heart as I walked. God's Word is true, the SON will shine again, and truth will triumph! 

Don't trust your emotions (fog). 

They are changeable as the weather. 

But DO trust God's Word, it is firm, steadfast, and sure, 

a present help in every kind of trouble! 

I created the video below and I hope you will enjoy it.  Using pictures I have taken and music from two young men who love to play and sing old songs and hymns so beautifully, I hope it is a video that blesses your heart.  You can visit Cameron Cody and James Kelly's music page here.  I have all the CD's that they have published, and love their music so very much. I think you will enjoy this video :)