I went to the window early this past Tuesday morning wondering what I was going to see when I opened the blinds, but the amount of snow amazed me, as did the steadiness of the snowfall throughout Tuesday. I write this article on Wednesday morning, January 22, knowing that Thursday the 23rd is also going to be a day to stay off the roads because of the refrozen melted snow of Wednesday night into Thursday morning. This winter storm event brings us many different thoughts and reactions. What comes to my mind is that God is in control of everything – at least for those who believe in God – and those who may profess that they don’t believe in God or that God is not in ultimate control of nature are still subject to things beyond their control. Since early Tuesday morning we have had to stop our regular routines as far as getting into our cars and going places and to being very aware of the danger of the icy roads. It’s very similar to us hunkering down for a threatening hurricane in the middle of summer and worrying about wind speeds and rising water. At this point we can thank God that we as a south Louisiana community have literally “weathered” this rare winter snowstorm with minimal problems, except for those with pipes that have burst, and we pray that they are quickly repaired. May this adjustment this past week bring us all a good sense of humility – that there are things that take place in our world and in our lives that we have no control over – and that our humility may help us to be stronger believers in God, better neighbors to our brothers and sisters, and better people in general. To be better people because of this past week is a very valuable by -product of the inconveniences we have endured.