I love a good snow day as much as the next guy.  I love listening to my kids laugh as we sled down the hill, getting hit by a snow/ice ball, and watching my girl eat snow and my son play football.  I like the relaxed atmosphere.  Cooking breakfast, drinking coffee slowly, and catching up on Cubs World Series highlights is a great morning in my book.

Most of all, I like the different perspective a snow day brings.  It’s a chance to slow down.  It’s a chance to notice the simple things.  It’s a chance to breathe. We don’t have to accomplish a certain number of tasks and staying at home is acceptable.  The only thing we have to do, is be a family.

Family is what matters.  As The Avett Brothers famously wrote, “Always remember there is nothing worth sharing, like the love that lets us share our name.” It’s true.  There is nothing like the family God gave us.  That is what matters most.  So on this snow day, I hope you take time to relax.  I hope you take time to breathe.  Enjoy the small things and thank God for your family.  Spend time with them and enjoy the laughter.  After all, we don’t get many of these days around here.  Make the most of it.