Your amazing words were like sneaking open a Christmas gift early, Tyler. I have lived in the South now for ten years. While I don't miss the hassle of the ice and Chicago's bitter cold winds, I long for that heavy blanket of silence that a winter's night of snow brings, and awakening to a fresh covering of quiet and peace that could be …
Your amazing words were like sneaking open a Christmas gift early, Tyler. I have lived in the South now for ten years. While I don't miss the hassle of the ice and Chicago's bitter cold winds, I long for that heavy blanket of silence that a winter's night of snow brings, and awakening to a fresh covering of quiet and peace that could be felt. No matter what the day held from that moment on, God gave me a palpable calmness, intense and tangible, that touched me so gently. Silence is no indicator of absence. But the thick stillness of the snow reminds me of His embrace, even now the very thought of it. Jesus does not just show up. He whispers in the storms, "I'm already here."
Love the thoughts, Karen. Thanks for sharing. "Silence is no indicator of absence.“ This packs a punch all its own, and reminds me I‘m seen even when I have nothing to say. Thanks for that.
Your amazing words were like sneaking open a Christmas gift early, Tyler. I have lived in the South now for ten years. While I don't miss the hassle of the ice and Chicago's bitter cold winds, I long for that heavy blanket of silence that a winter's night of snow brings, and awakening to a fresh covering of quiet and peace that could be felt. No matter what the day held from that moment on, God gave me a palpable calmness, intense and tangible, that touched me so gently. Silence is no indicator of absence. But the thick stillness of the snow reminds me of His embrace, even now the very thought of it. Jesus does not just show up. He whispers in the storms, "I'm already here."
Love the thoughts, Karen. Thanks for sharing. "Silence is no indicator of absence.“ This packs a punch all its own, and reminds me I‘m seen even when I have nothing to say. Thanks for that.