part of it is that feeling of wonder only children seem to understand, and adults sometimes experience it, but we just don't get it. i love that feeling.
it's also that lonely ache that's bound to come with a time of year centered around family and friends and the joy of being with those we love.
it is the amazingly, inexplainable quiet that comes with a heavy snowfall, when i'm afraid to move because the silence is so beautiful i don't want to ruin it.
it is the cold that reaches into my bones and reminds that this is a season when the world is dead and just waiting for the day it can come back to life. sometimes i wonder if we all live in a state of winter, longing for the day when we will experience true life forever with Him. maybe that's why winter always seems so mysterious and magical...because we relate almost too closely, reminded of our own innate longings and desire to experience real life.
i absolutely love this time of year. i love the loneliness, the magic, the reflection. i love how all around it's a constant reminder of the birth of our Savior and His sacrifice. hmmm. i love it.
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