Clearing snow

So, I saw on the news the other day that it snowed pretty heavily in Calgary.

We are far from snow flying, but fall is in the air, so we think about it.

I got to thinking how tough it is to walk in deep snow. Now, I realize that the term “deep” is relative depending on where you live. For the purposes of our discussion, I will go with my experience – upper thigh deep. Not quite to my waist, but certainly extremely difficult to move through.

Walking in thigh deep snow is tough. Even a soft powder snow requires great effort to move your legs through. Occasionally, if we have had a bit of a thaw, the surface will harden enough to step on only to break through. Now, the jagged edges of the footprint bite into your leg nicely.

What is much more pleasant is when the snow has been cleared from a surface and we are able to walk across it with ease. The snow is no trouble at all and progress is made quite splendidly.

This is what my wife and I are trying to do for our children.

We have spent many years struggling with concepts of life and stages of maturity. God has given us knowledge and wisdom through these stags of growth. As we have progressed, there was a lot of thigh deep snow.

If we can get our kids to listen (and thankfully they seem to be), they will be able to enjoy a cleared path to walk instead of struggling against the deep stuff.

Are you clearing a path for anyone?