I think I‘ve got a handle on the weather here. When I wake up in the morning, I can count on it either raining, possibly snowing, the sun peeking out from behind the clouds and later showing up in full force mid-day, or it just being plain cold with a shadowing of clouds in the sky.

I have been here long enough to cycle through all four seasons, which I have been told have been unusually unusual for anytime of the year. We just had the coldest February in 30 years. Great, the weather starts to get unpredictable when I show up. The one thing I do know for sure is that I am cold.

Due to the weather, I have not been a very happy girl these past few months. It’s cold and I’m a warm California girl. It would be an understatement to say I welcome spring and summer with widely open arms. I have found myself spending more time indoors since winter reared its freezing face. Typically, I would be moving between the house and outside doing something productive, rather than being huddled up inside of my home for fear of staying outside too long and getting that uncomfortable chill.

At times, it’s been so bad for me that I weigh my warmth options when considering leaving the house for anything that involves driving the car. It takes a while for a cold car to warm up; meanwhile, I’ll be freezing until it does. I have to decide if what I am going to get or where I am going is worth that experience. Often times, it has not been and I have stayed at home.

While I have been huddled up inside of the house, my children have decided to work through these cold and crisp days and continue on with life as normal. Never once complaining, they gear up, head outdoors and enjoy every minute of their time outside despite the fact it is very cold.

They don’t see the obstacle cold as I do. I have ashamedly allowed the cold to determine how I have functioned over the past month. I am not as quick to get out and go like I use to. I watch the kids from inside rather than going outside and playing with them. I do a lot of complaining about being cold.

We have been talking about complaining during our devotion and Bible study time. It is so easy to complain rather than try to find a positive in a difficult situation and or just working through the issue. It usually does get better. In the meanwhile, I am learning to be thankful for what I do have and where I am, and try to look for a positive in the situation.

My children remind me to not complain, but look for a positive in every situation because it does really usually get a whole lot better. The days are getting warmer and until then, I have a nice and warm home to hideout in until spring.

Have you been complaining about something that you should find a “good” aspect of or just work through?