Earlier in the week, we were getting forecasts of very cold weather. There might be snow, there might be ice, there might be freezes. And, since we’re into February, we’re feeling a little anxious, given what happened last February. In the middle of the month last year, we had a total of nine days (in a row) of below freezing temperatures. And that’s just extraordinary for us, here in Central Texas.
So when the weather forecasters say, “It’s going to get really cold,” we pay attention.
Last Wednesday, I was at the elementary school where I read with kids during their lunchtime. I knew the temperature was falling, and everyone at the school was starting to get anxious. Before I left, the school system had already decided to cancel classes on Thursday and Friday.
I was pretty sure that we had enough food in the refrigerator and freezer, but I thought that, maybe, I should stop and get some additional groceries. I went to Wal-Mart, along with many, many other folks who were also thinking about being stuck at home with not enough food. I got some vegetable broth and some canned corn and canned green beans and some rice, to make a big pot of soup. And some milk. And, some eggs.
The weather forecast says that by Monday, even the low temperatures will be above freezing. And by mid-week, the temps are forecast to be in the 60’s. Maybe this will be the only significant COLD weather that we’ll have. Hope so!
Rain and snow fall from the sky. But they don’t return without watering the earth that produces seeds to plant and grain to eat.That’s how it is with my words. They don’t return to me without doing everything I send them to do.
Isaiah 55:10,11 (Contemporary English Version)