I
promised myself that I wasn't going to write about the weather
again...for a very long time. Then winter refused to go away. My buddy
Michael Thom (Pastor at Willow Lake Baptist in 
Winnipeg)
posted this photo online. The extreme difference from last year to
this year is stark enough to get us wondering if global warming is
misnamed! Regardless, I often think about those who didn't have central
heating, insulated homes, and thermostats to bless them. Yes, I'm
thinking about our forefathers who used to live in this land without
electricity, natural gas, and heated car seats. When they would wake up
in the morning in their soddy or their teepee, their first order of
business wasn't to have a hot shower or put the coffee pot on... it was
to put wood on the fire (wood that they had gathered and split all
summer) so that they wouldn't freeze to death! Then they would have to
head outside to milk the cow so they would have milk for breakfast...and
then go out and cut ice out of the creek and bring it back to the ice
house (a hole in the ground) to save for the summer!
Yes, we have it tough. The previous tenants of this area of the world were troopers. Hardy. Tough. Hard working.
So, the next time you think you want to complain about the weather, be glad you weren't born 300 years ago...or 2000 years ago... which brings up to Easter... next week.
Joell
PS. Happy Birthday to my beloved wife on Friday!!
Yes, we have it tough. The previous tenants of this area of the world were troopers. Hardy. Tough. Hard working.
So, the next time you think you want to complain about the weather, be glad you weren't born 300 years ago...or 2000 years ago... which brings up to Easter... next week.
Joell
PS. Happy Birthday to my beloved wife on Friday!!
