Snow in Texas!

We traveled to Texas on Thursday, February 11 to celebrate Charlotte's father's birthday. We have dealt with more snow this year than we can remember. A friend sent me a note saying, "have a good trip and try thawing out!" Instead of thawing we were greeted by a record setting snow storm.

We heard that they were predicting one to three inches of snow, we didn't think much about that. Instead the Dallas/Fort Worth area received twelve and a half inches of snow, the most snow on the record books for a twenty four hour period.

Visibility was a challenge and there were no snow plows!

The highway signs were covered with snow.
My brother and sister-in-law, Eddie and Linda, posing in the snow.

We stopped at a service station for a break and were greeted by the night manager, Anthony Lloyd (right) and his staff in typical Texas fashion. The drive that normally takes two hours took us three and a half hours.

Charlotte's dad, Arvol Willingham, lives in the open country in Leon County near Jewett, TX.

They had about two or three inches of snow which is relatively rare for this part of Texas.

The dirt road, Beddingfield Road, leads to the house. This part of the road is completely covered by tree branches. In the summer there is a canopy of green. This time there is a canopy of snow covered branches.
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Linda and Eddie met us at DFW airport and Eddie drove us to Jewett. It was a nail-biter with perhaps twenty cars in the ditch along the way. We made it without a problem although it did take us almost twice as long as normal to take the trip. I was thankful!

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The experience gives literal meaning to a verse I have quoted often over the past year!

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3: 5-6