A Moment

Dear Friends,

Earlier this week we woke up blanketed in a layer of snow.  Because of the high temperatures the week prior, the snow covered everything as far as I could see…trees, cars, holly berries, bare branches...the world was briefly covered with this beautiful layer of white.

I had a sudden change in schedule first thing in the morning because of said layer of snow, so I had an unexpected 30 minutes in my day that I don’t normally have.  I was assuming, rightfully so, that all the snow would have disappeared from the trees by the time I was able to get out again, so I took a quick walk while I had the opportunity.

The only tracks I saw for the first part of my walk were deer, and I’m pretty sure a couple of foxes as I meandered down to the creek that morning, and the world was mostly quiet during my brief 20 minute walk…and boy, was the world around me beautiful.

By noon all the snow in the trees had melted away, and most of the rest of the snow was remnants.  Streets were totally drivable and, unlike the last snow, said remnants didn’t cause a whole lot of disruption in the rest of the day.  

As I was driving a little later that day, I was thinking about how we have these brief and fleeting moments of beauty in our lives…but as brief and fleeting as they are, we can still choose to stop, pay attention, and see the beauty around us, however brief that may be.

Have an amazing week, my friend.

Love
Krista