Let It Snow
By admin, on December 18th, 2009
They are calling for snow here today. I’ll be at my desk, typing away, looking out a large window and waiting for the hungry birds to land in a nearby feeder. Red cardinals in white snow. Is there anything else so lovely?
Whatever your weather today, I hope you have a lovely Friday. I am thankful for food, for a warm house, clothes, freedom, the right to homeschool, and so much more. I am thankful for little things too, like hot chocolate in a favorite cup, a candy dish full of brightly wrapped candy, and the smell of lavender coming from the kettles of water on the old heaters.
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About Lynn
I am the mother of four delightful children: a 23-year-old son, a 20-year-old son, a 17-year-old son, and a bright and bubbly 13-year-old daughter. I share an apartment home with my 17-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter. My little home on the internet is called Rose Cottage because of my love for gardening, roses, and all things romantic and Victorian. Welcome.
I'm a North Carolina girl and I love sharing North Carolina links and information. I do medical transcription from home. My hobbies include making sweet little dolls from clay who are named and have their own stories to tell. I also make old-fashioned brooches. These are for sale in my Etsy shop.
For 13 years continuously, I homeschooled some or all of our four children, but the time came that our homeschool had to be closed. It was the end of a beautiful chapter in my life. I will always be a strong supporter of homeschooling and I will continue to review books and maintain my homeschool website, The Healthy Homeschool. The Players
Lil Ol' Me
Son Daniel, 23
Son, Big Joe, 20
Son, John, 17
Daughter, Michaela, 13
Annie Fatso Beagle
My Symphony
To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never. In a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common. This is to be my symphony.
William Henry Channing
1810-1884
What You Do Sow a thought, reap an action.
Sow an action, reap a habit.
Sow a habit, reap a character.
Sow a character, reap a destiny.
Contact Me 
I would  for you to leave a comment, but you can also e-mail me at lynn AT thehealthyhomeschool.com
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lovely post, lynn.
i wish i could feel so peaceful with the thought of snow coming. of course we alreaday have lots of snow on the ground and it will probably be there until march! after 41 cold and snowy winters in wisconsin, we are seriously considering moving to south carolina. we visited greenville last easter and FELL IN LOVE! and as a bonus, i’d be closer to you!!
Loved reading today’s post Lynn. In South Africa we have a very sunny Christmas! We are relocating to Scotland in August 2010 and I am SO looking forward to the white Christmas that my heart has always yearned for.
Blessings in Christ
Shirley
Dear Lynn,
Oh, it hope it snows for you! I would LOVE to see a cardinal in the snow, but that would be a rare sighting, indeed! We’ll have to get our red from the house finches, instead
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We sent your package off yesterday via Husband Post, so I’m sure it will get there soon!
Love,
Marqueta
Oh, nothing cheers my heart like seeing Glory the Cardinal and his mate sitting in the lilac outside my kitchen window against a backdrop of white, white snow. It’s like a kiss from God! Enjoy your cozy day, Lynn!
Lynn,
I love your blog. I follow you everyday.
I am thankful too. God has blessed us greatly! We have 4 inches of snow and counting….I’m up in the foothills of NC.
I am so blessed…a pair of cardinals visit us quite often. My husband moved the feeder closer to the kitchen window and I get to watch them eat to their hearts content
I am also thankful for so many things…especially a warm house
Have a blessed friday dear friend,
maria
Lynn, I was tempted to be discouraged today and decided that the cure I needed was to write down all the things I am thankful for. Having a thankful heart makes it impossible to throw oneself a pitty party! I enjoyed reading your thankful list.
Jenn
Good Day my Friend,
This is a lovely post with the essence of peace and serenity.
Thank you for sharing…I can almost smell the lavander!
Have a wonderful day,
Diane
Hope you got some snow. We had a little, but not enought to stick. Maybe the next time.
Thank you friend for your encouragment and prayers and understanding. Thank you for knowing my heart.
Love you friend!
Leslie
Connie, I am peaceful because we really never get snow and I know it won’t stay. I don’t think I’m really cut out for lots of snow all through the winter.
Shirley, I have a ton of ancestors from Scotland and I would LOVE to see Scotland. Maybe one day, and maybe you’ll put pictures on your blog!!
Marqueta, you are so sweet! I wish so much sometimes that I didn’t have to work. I feel like I just get my steam built up and then I have to stop taking care of things and work! Oh well, I guess that is part of taking care of things too! What I’m trying to say is that I have not mailed a thing out yet to anyone. Sigh.
Emily, we have pairs of cardinals that come to our feeders and I love watching them. There are indeed beautiful creatures. And white snow just makes them even brighter and more beautiful!
Kim, thank you!
Now you are in a place in NC that would get snow. Our area gets some, but never too much. It seems that way up in the NC Mountains they get plenty each year.
Maria, I’m glad the cardinals are where you can watch them. I think it’s good for the soul.
Jenn, that is so very true. I can easily discourage myself, but focusing on even little things that I have to be thankful gets me out of a blue mood.
Diane, I love using essential oils around the house. They do seem to just go with an old house. Well, I guess they go with any house!
Leslie, we didn’t get so much either, but it’s so much fun to watch it fall, isn’t it? Hugs to you.