To our northern neighbors, you must think us crazy – but when it goes from 80 degrees on Monday to 30 degrees on Friday, and there’s a slight dusting of snow flurries, well…Houston gets excited! We’ve got snow!
Winter Wonderland
Well, not exactly. At least not at our house. But there is snow from Brownsville up to East Tennessee this morning! We live less than a mile from Galveston Bay so our area tends to be warmer than the rest of the gulf coast. We ran outside at first light to grab some photos before the sun comes up and melts away all the evidence!
 It Always Snows After a Hurricane
I don’t begin to understand it, but it’s been a proven fact during my lifetime of living in the Houston/Galveston area – it always “snows” after a major hurricane. Â Again, I realize that we use this term loosely but for many growing up in this area, this is about as good as it gets. It’s been fun to watch some of the other areas in Texas that received enough snow to actually cover the ground enough to make a snowman. Here, we’ve got enough to freeze the overpasses and lend itself to a dangerous Friday morning commute.
Continue to Pray for Those Affected by Hurricane Harvey
We are still living inside our “house without walls” – aka no insulation – and will be moving into the RV once reconstruction begins after the holidays. I for one am not looking forward to winter….but it dawned on me this morning – I do have a solid roof over my head, and will even when we “move out”. I am seriously brought to tears this morning as I remember the images I saw on TV a few days ago of people north of us in Conroe living in tents and make-shift tarp homes as a result of the hurricane. I can’t imagine the chill of the night. I’m considering if this rare phenomenon of snow was a welcomed wonder or a continual reminder of what they are living without.  I can’t even imagine. Compared to others we weren’t “affected” by the storm, merely inconvenienced. For me, it’s a reminder to count my blessings.
This is Karen Overton, The Quilt Rambler, hearing children outside squealing in delight – Houston, We’ve Got Snow!