How Southern I Am

To show you how Southern me and my family are, it was 46 degrees this morning. When I got up our oldest son was wearing a sweater, my wife was breaking out the winter clothes, and the cats were under the covers. It’s funny how we can put up with hurricanes, tornadoes, heat waves, and river flooding. But if the temperature gets below 50 degrees, we scramble for cover. Still it’s a bright sunny day outside with the gentle moaning of chainsaws in the air. Our EMC neighbors still haven’t slowed down with a number of added crews working on the rural powerlines. I’m sure their all anxious to get done knowing they will all be headed to Florida next.

The pleasant Fall weather has really helped me got over the thoughts of that frightening night. While the aftereffects linger on next to the roadways and in other people’s yards. Other than the increased traffic and apparent shortages at gas stations and grocery stores, life is returning back to normal. So while I am inherently not able to withstand the riggers of life in the cold. At least with the love and support of our friends and family, plus the compassion of our neighbors, we can survive a many a struggle. Now if we can just relearn to apply that same philosophy to those that are different than ourselves.
 
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 7:12 (NIV)