NOW I KNOW

The Gift is there
you need only see it, to have it......Rusty Berkus

Last Friday was the first big snowfall of the season here in Minnesota, or rather in the Twin City metro area. It was typical of everything that one would imagine a snow storm to be. Besides the continuous snow, the dreary day made one feel as if we were living in the Twilight Zone. Saturday morning dawned bright and sunny. The snow plows had been through, and early in the morning I was in my sports car and headed North to Anoka, where my hair stylist is. When driving North on HWY 169, there is an area between Brooklyn Park and Champlin where there is still LAND! UNDEVELOPED LAND! It is true. Silence all about me. Heavenly silence. Suddenly I was made aware of the undeveloped patch of land I was driving by, and all of my senses became alert. It was a picture postcard. The newly fallen show, shimmering in the sunlight, beating down from incredibly blue skies. Trees dotting the area. Such intense beauty. Why it took my breath away!! I could have kicked myself for not having a camera in the car to capture this moment. It was also then that I realized why I live where I do. This type of quiet beauty cannot be found just anywhere. And I was blessed enough to be able to witness nature in all it's glory. So while I miss my mountains and ocean, what I saw for those moments this past Saturday caused me to realize that I was given a gift and that yes, now I know why I'm here.