Our trip to see our Texas kids was going smoothly on a beautiful, sunshiny, travel-perfect day. We would stay overnight with son Trevor's family before heading on to Houston the next day. However, rain was in the forecast, and we considered keeping on driving while it was still sunny, and stopping at Trevor's on the way back, but we decided against it.
After a lovely evening and meal, and a big breakfast spread the next morning, we were on our way to see our fast-growing, youngest grandchildren, ages 5, 7, and 15 months. It wasn't long till we were seeing overcast skies with puffy, grey, moisture-laden clouds. Still, the weather was mild and the drive was pleasant. We only ran into sporadic showers when we were almost there.
An activity-packed couple of days followed, filled with shopping, eating out, church (at which we got to see our son baptize a family of five), and loving on the grandchildren. We even had the fun of baby-sitting one-year-old Isaac while the rest of the family took in an open-air, stadium service of the famed evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke. The threat of rain, the specter of climbing to stadium seating, and the chance to spend time with our little grandson kept us at home.
With weather reports forecasting snow on Tuesday for Dallas, instead of heading back to Trevor's on Monday to spend the night, we opted to accept son Mark's invitation to go through Austin and stop off there. It's a good thing we did, too, for Dallas received snow and ice that night. Mark and Rhonda gave us the royal treatment with good food, a mini-shopping spree, movie night at home, and home-cooked breakfast before we left.
We had dodged the weather bullet so far, but as we approached Ft. Worth, the overhead digital signs warned: Icy Conditions Exist. Exercise Caution. The roads weren't too bad, though, and I kept a running temperature check on my iPhone. Although they were below freezing, we didn't see much evidence of ice until the metro area. Then the big trucks splashed and spattered our windshield with dirty snow water, and slabs of snow flying off cars and trucks exploded into the air at regular intervals. Pot holes and construction made driving difficult.
Heaving sighs of relief and thanking God for navigating through the obstacles, we were glad to get into Oklahoma. Roads were clear and it was smooth sailing the rest of the way. We had elected to keep driving rather than stay overnight at Trevor's again, since more snow was expected and one of their sons had come down with the flu.
This morning Trevor calls with the news that schools and work for them have been cancelled for the third day, with snow coming down steadily outside. We were so glad we didn't miss our window of opportunity to see our sons. I couldn't help but think of the scripture in the Bible about another window of opportunity. Isaiah 55:6 says, "Seek ye the Lord while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near."
Again, David says in Psalm 32:5, about acknowledging his sin, "...I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. (6) For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found; surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him." May no one miss their window of opportunity.
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