Let it Snow..

Ana is praying that it will snow rather than rain this evening. She is such a kid at heart:-) This is a strange phenomenon since she loved the arid climate of Angola, Africa, as a teenager, and even now prefers summer to winter. In December of 1975, she and her mom moved from Africa to Rhode Island, where she saw her first snow! And I guess it was "love at first sight." :-)

On Time's website (http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1869394,00.html), I looked at a series of snowflakes photograped by Cal Tech physics professor, Kenneth G. Libbrecht. The two snowflakes pictured above were the most interesting to me. According to Mr. Libbrecht, the top one -- called a "needle" -- forms around 23 degrees Fahrenheit and looks like small bits of white hair on your sleeve. Mr. Libbrecht relates that it is a scientific mystery as to why these snow crystal shapes change from thin, flat plates to long, slender needles when the temperature changes.

When we look at a white blanket of snow, it is hard to imagine the delicate intricate details of each flake! It reminds us that the God of the universe watches -- and is interested in -- even the smallest detail of our lives!

This photo of Jerusalem in the snow (January 2008) was taken by Will King with the Zola Levitt Ministries ( http://www.levitt.com/). I love it! Who says it doesn't snow in that area of the world! When Mom used to display our family nativity set with cotton for snow, she had the right idea :-)