At the Window. The Pond is frozen over - as it was the last several days. By noon or early afternoon it has been thawed but with the next cold wave highs in the 30s it will be interesting to see how much thawing occurs. I am struck this morning with the stillness of the Pond. There is no movement on the surface, not even a ripple in the corners where before there has been a small thawed area. How rare it is to see stillness. Even in stillness, my fingers are moving. And so it is most of the time. But this morning, even the candle flame is not wavering. Only my fingers. I pause occasionally and sense the deep stillness the cold brings. I am eager for the dawn tomorrow - snow will be on the ground. Since I am warm and safe, I pray it will actually cover the earth with a white blanket. We rarely experience that beauty here. At the same time, even now, I pray those who are not warm will find shelter and warmth soon. A few days ago I stopped by the Faith Home store in Ninety Six and dropped off some coats. Today, I'll drop off a few more. I have been shocked to realize how many jackets and coats I own! I'm even wearing about six different ones from time to time just for the fun of it! There are at least four more in the storage shed that will not be there any longer after today. And stocking caps and mittens and gloves and scarves! What abundance!
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