The White Witch Has Returned

On Monday, mid-morning, it started to snow.  It was a light snow, falling slowly and delicately to the ground, but it snowed all day and into the night.  Our particular area only accumulated about 4 inches, which isn't much compared to parts of Wisconsin and the U.P. that got upwards of a foot, but still, it was enough to make the roads hazardous and enough to merit shoveling and snowblowing the next day.  And we weren't even halfway through November.

Welcome to Duluth.

It would seem that the White Witch has creeped her way into the weather yet again this year.  The past two winters have been fairly brutal here in the Northland and it looks like we're in for another long winter.  I'm already tired of it, to be completely honest.  Getting two little kids into coats, boots, hats and mittens and into the car and anywhere on time is quite a production.  But it does look like Christmas, and since we live in Duluth and not Narnia, we do have that to look forward to.

Speaking of Narnia, Eli and I have been blessed with joining a Small Group at church this year that's reading through the Chronicles of Narnia together.  I can barely express how amazing it's been.  It's a joy and a delight and a thought-provoker and an encouragement all at once.  It's a diverse group of people and it is life-giving for me and Eli to talk about books with other people!  And these books are, well, they're Narnia, for goodness sake!  Need I say more???

So we discussed the White Witch a bit last month as we read through The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and this week we were confronted with her handiwork as the first winter storm of the season hit us so early.  Thank God Aslan is on the move and that, despite how much it feels like an eternal winter in the thick of it, Spring will eventually and certainly come.