This certainly has been an unusual winter for us up here in Lake Woebegon. A storm which was expected to drop several inches and create blizzard conditions eluded us. I guess it could be called a “NOstorm.” I find it really interesting how weather experts can get us all riled up – much like the newscasters of today. When even a glint of a bad situation arises, all hell breaks loose and it’s nothing but gloom and doom from there on.
We were prepared. Our driveway had recently been cleared of ice and snow by our son in law. Paul put gas in the car and took it out to warm up the tires. No plans for the weekend except to stay warm. When I woke this morning, I expected to see snow up to the second floor of our house, but nothing. We still have a little of it on the ground from the last
“NOstorm,” but nothing worth getting up in arms about.
It gets me thinking about what slaves we’ve become to the media. It isn’t about to change much either with a political election looming in the next several months. Our opinions are negated – our ideas are sometimes considered offensive – our voices are silenced. We hang on by a thread to false promises, unfinished business, fear and even propaganda at times. I’ve taken a vacation from watching the news. It has made a world of difference in how I feel about things. When we have life threatening issues in our life, the last thing we want to hear is bad news. I still tune in for the weather and headlines, but even those have become like a catchword from the Enquirer magazine. Flashy words, inescapable phrases that lure us in, fear mongering and much more can infiltrate our minds and send us reeling.
So, this weekend will be colder than it has been for a long time. We’ll need to snuggle up in a warm blanket and drink some hot cocoa. Visions of snowmobiles speeding across an expanse of white and a sled dog race will have to wait. Cross country skis and snowshoes will be brought out, but it won’t be the same without our normal snowfall. So, the weather won’t be so frightful – though reports were quite inciteful – Just look outside the window – where’s the snow, where’s no snow, where’s the snow?
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I just came in from running my snowblower for only the third time this year in Northern Lower Michigan. Had about 5″. Will probably have to run it again this afternoon and again in the morning to get to church tomorrow. Although we can watch the service online, our phenomenal youth pastor is preaching before he leaves to become the Executive Pastor at another area church. We want to bless him in his new ministry.
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We didn’t get anything out of this “blizzard.” Hope we can endure the cold though. Windchills are making it feel like 20 below zero. Our church is in need of a pastor. Calls have been sent three times so far and we’re still praying for an answer. Our congregation is very small and we fear it might not survive. There are many others out there, but we’ve grown to love this one.
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We still have zero snow— even as I look out over Mt Mitchell- the highest elevation in the eastern US, no snow— this Georgia girl turned mountain girl really would like a little snow ☺️
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Ask IB to send some your way. I don’t think it would survive the trip however.
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LOL! All the snow landed on me, Kathy. We’re having the Minnesota weather right now and you just get to enjoy ours instead. 🙂
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Have fun in it. Build a snow man or igloo and have a snowball fight or just make snow angels ❤️☃️
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The virtual world is toxic and these days, blatantly evil lol so much better in the organic world and I’m glad you didn’t get so much snow! Don’t follow the science, follow only Jesus. ;0)
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Where’s the snow? Definitely not in central Ohio. We received single digit lows and some modest below zero wind chills. My family in Montana experienced the depths of an Arctic blast, but they will begin thawing out in a few days. Thankfully, I stayed away from the local news for several weeks. Our favorite channel was MIA while its parent company haggled over fees for a new contract.
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We didn’t get much. Maybe a tenth of an inch. Bitterly cold however.
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Same thing happened up here in Toronto. Weather man was calling it Snowmageddon ’24. People were cancelling plans and just staying inside where its safe.
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We got a couple inches, then the rain washed it away by morning.
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Slaves to the media. Good point. If someone had a devious plan (lets say to discourage people from voting) I bet some scary weather report would keep plenty of people at home.
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Thanks for your comments. I agree about getting voters riled up because of the weather. Oooh another conspiracy theory.
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