Inversion

We had a great time sledding yesterday! The sky was clear, the sun was shining and the air was fresh. None of those exist is Boise right now. The Treasure Valley has been blanketed by a nasty inversion. As I look out my window, toward the sky, I see nothing but brown and gray. We have not seen the sun in over a week and the air, thick with pollution, is stagnant and smells bad.

You can imagine our excitement then, as we were winding our way up out of the valley and into the mountains, when we saw our first glimpse of what lay ahead. The sun, peeking through the thinning clouds, with blue sky behind it! We had a full day of bright blue sky and sunshine on our faces as we played tirelessly in the snow. There was laughter (with a few tantrums), excitement, some pain ( I think I am getting too old to go off jumps) and contentment.




Having worn ourselves out, we finished off the day with some hot chocolate and decided to head home. As we rounded a bend in the road, we were reminded of what lay ahead... the inversion. In the distance we could see the blanket of smog just waiting to swallow us up, and as I soaked up the last bit of sunshine, we began our descent into the dreaded inversion.


But that is not the end of my story. God is good and he reminded me of this passage.

Philippians 3:12-14
Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

It is so easy to wish things were back to the way they were before; when the sun was shining, the sky was blue and life somehow seemed easier. But the truth is, life goes on in the midst of an ugly, smelly, cold inversion. Since arriving home yesterday, we have had giggles, tantrums, belly laughs and frustration, but we are still living and pressing forward for the glory of God, regardless of what lies ahead.