Shortest day

Snow has been a surprising story for us the past 12 hours. It's snowing right now and we are now well over the accumulation of about a foot so far this winter. It melted a bit the other day.

So today is the shortest daylight hour day of the year. We notice it up here, being that much further away from the Equator. I tried to figure it out and I think we are about a half hour sooner than the coast to reach complete darkness. The bright side is, the days only get longer from here until the end of June. But the kids don't notice or care. They play happily at my feet as I blog.

Christmas is soon, Emily's birthday is soon, and things are slowing down for this week. We had the staff over for a party last night. After the party was over we stayed up late playing "Scene it, Disney edition".

So for the week, we plan as a family to go skating (indoor, we haven't heard if the pond is ready for outdoor), and prepare for Christmas and the true meaning of the season. To know that Jesus came to save everyone, and did so without trumpets and fanfare... but rather He came, sent by God, to a virgin who gave birth in a stinky stable. Animals and other more unpleasant things were also present at the time of His bith. But yet this is how He came. Humble. A baby. The son of God. And I am truly amazed at what I see and experience. Especially at this time and season.

Wes.