Winter
has arrived here in France and continues to blast the rest of the continent,
as well! It’s time for some
delicious hot chocolate or strong hot coffee to help warm up the bones!
Everyone
deals with winter & its falling temperatures in different ways. Some go around bundled up throughout the day & remain
inside where there is at least some heat.
Others delight in the “freshness” of the season and enjoy getting
outside for these months of the year.
Being from Chicago, one would think that we would fall into the second
group and enjoy taking in all of the beauty that the winter brings. However, the older we get, the less we
look forward to this annual invasion into our lives. =)
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| 7 ft wall our neighbor just constructed |
Here
where we live, the style of home is a bit different than what we were used to
in Chicago. The homes here are
mainly built with cement blocks, which are really wonderful in the summer
months when the temperatures can soar around 100°F for a number of days. Because air conditioning is not often
found in homes, including our own, the coolness that the cement block provides can be very
welcoming during the times of scorching heat. However, in the winter,
… it continues to do a wonderful job in keeping the cooler temperatures inside
the house! In our particular home,
there is no central heating, so we find ourselves heating only the room in
which we are in & then quickly passing through the frigid halls to our next
“room designation” – which we quickly heat! =)
We
laugh at each other as we often see one another standing in front of the portable
heater warming ourselves. But even
with saying this, we remain so thankful that we do have a home in which to lay
our heads every night, a portable heater that is our “new” best friend, & the promise
of spring arriving at some point in time!
We pray for those less fortunate, that the Lord will be gracious and
provide for their needs during these days of the current frigid Siberian air
mass which continues to hold Europe in it’s firm grip. Time for some more hot chocolate!
