Peace in the snow

Over the last few weeks I have been suffering with a very painful back... It started with my shoulder... At least I thought it did... but after a week of pain meds and mucle relaxers I realized it probably started with my lower back and then worked it's way up. I bring this up only because of the memory of what I did that caused the whole thing anyway... I was told not to share this with anyone... for the simple fact that I would justify anyone's belief that I am a airhead... But its just so... so... powerful... and so fitting to me and my personality... so here it goes... you can even laugh if you want... I did... once I figured it out...
It all started with a snow storm we had last month...I can't remember which one, so you can pick one... you have many to choose from LOL!... Anyway I got home from working at church and the snow had drifted up the drive (AGAIN!)... Mike and Logan were not home and the snow was to deep to drive through... I had no choice but to shovel... Now, I have a little bit of a back issue (2 back sugeries)... so Mike doesn't like it much when I do something I probably shouldn't... but I really felt I had no choice... I couldn't just leave the car out in the road... the blade might come by and bury the car completely... So I prayed about it...
I grabbed the shovel and when to the end of the drive and started shoveling... and praying... talking to God... just enjoying myself... Out here in the country I have the luxury of talking out loud to God and no one but God hears me (well, almost no one... maybe a few wild animals and some birds... and of course my dog Lochsanna... but she is used to it)... It was wonderful... Awsome in fact!... So I am taking my sweet time as I moved the snow from the drive over to the big snow bank, when I notice... little peace signs... all over in the snow... now if you know me, you know how truly awsome I think this is!!!... Well... I looked down... walking in circles... just amazed... then I wondered, how did those get there... and thinking... WOW, GOD YOU REALLY ARE TRULY AMAZING!!!... Then it hit me... I lifted up my foot to look at the bottom of my new boots... sure enough... There were peace signs on the bottom of my boots!!!... I could almost hear God laughing... and I am sure I entertained a few angels... But the best part was hearing that still small voice saying... "My peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you..." John 14:27
O.K. maybe I should have known that my boots had peace signs on them... they definitely screamed 'Flower child'... Tye-dye and happy face all the way...  And after all I had looked at them at least 4 or 5 times before I bought them (I was waiting for them to go on sale)... But that too only ended up being a realization from God... His peace is always with me... even when I don't notice it... even before a snow storm... even through a snow storm... even after a snow storm... Praise God for His peace!!!... Praise God for His comical way of showing me!!!... Praise God for His Joy!!! And praise God for His healing of me!!!... And I praise God for the strength and endurance He is giving me while I am waiting...  PRAISE GOD!!!!