When it seems to snow everywhere but in my own backyard

All weekend the weatherman promised snow was coming my way! How exciting I thought! I've lived in northwest Georgia for almost 7 years and haven't seen anything more than flurries. Unfortunately though, the snow ended up missing us and covering the parts of the state I grew up in, 2 hours south of here. I must admit, I pouted a bit, wondering why it seemed everyone else got snow but ME!

That brought me to another thought. The past 12 months or so have been the most difficult in my life for numerous reasons. I'm learning lately especially that the people you put the most hope in...the ones you love the most, are sadly sometimes the first ones to walk away. They do so in such a way that you wonder how they sleep at night knowing the pain they must have left behind when they so heartlessly just turned away from you. This has actually hit me in not only in my personal life, but business as well. So much pain, and where do I go from here I wonder? Then to look around and see what seems to be so much happiness around me. Friends are happily married, babies being born, babies on the way, etc. I can't help but to sit and think "why does it seem to snow everywhere but here".

However, that being said, I have two friends that come to mind that are sharing the same boat I'm in. In fact, the boat is so similar it's spooky that our paths have intertwined the way they have. I'm so thankful for one of these friends especially because I think we've been each others rock.

I guess the way to look at it is this. Okay so it didn't snow here and hasn't for a long time. (by the way, it didn't snow at my friends house either who shares the same boat as I do ironically enough). Granted snow is beautiful while it falls, but the fact is it begins to melt and go away. It turns to a nasty cold slush and we wonder why we wanted it so badly to begin with. Maybe God is just sparing me this by not letting it snow at all for now. Maybe God has a better snowfall in mind for me later on. Whatever the case, I anxiously await spring and push forward. Yes people will disappoint you, whether they mean to or not. That's why we aren't supposed to put our trust in man. Period.

There are many changes taking place in my life and on the farm, so many of them make no sense to me and leave me wondering what on earth I ever did to deserve the never ending bad luck streak I seem to be on lately. I have to trust that God is doing housecleaning in my life for a reason. I have to believe He is getting rid of the trash so He can do a better work in me. Believing that this is the case, I'm truly excited to press through the struggles and find the rainbow at the other side.