Finding the Snow Dune Joy Rides of Every Season
Snow covers the ground in arctic, white dunes. A cold river of drafting air cuts a path across the living room floor. You have to wear socks if you want to do anything downstairs. At night, cold gropes around your shoulders. Johnstown in winter refuses to leave without proving that is everything it is famed to be. Of course, we put on our snow boots and continue on. The kids at New Day test our capabilities every day (wait? we have capabilities...?), and we come home tired and full of frustration to vent to Leah and Krista over supper. Though we've been here for months, things still aren't easy. I am still awkward at social events grasping at names I should remember by now. We're almost unbearably busy. Sometimes it feels like we live for the slow Saturday mornings when morning work, afternoon work, bible study, host family night, weekly chores, cooking duty, devotions, learning components (that went until 11:00...), worship components, reading assignments and grocery shopp...