When I say my snow shovel I really mean the one I bought for my husband to use, but he assures me it made a difference.

I was ready for the snow, I had read the forecast, googled the Met office and I knew roughly when and how bad it would be, and I had made arrangements for my daughters to go out and be picked up before it got bad, so I was completely surprised to hear stories of people stranded, or unable to get back from shopping trips, or home from relatives- how could they not know?

Then it occurred to me that maybe I was just a tiny weeny bit of a control freak, that not everyone does check, that some people actually go about their business without planning ahead or checking out all eventualities and in truth I wish I was more like that,OK so things could go wrong but there is usually a solution isn't there? 

Jesus warns us to be ready for his kingdom coming, to ensure we are living in ways that he taught us, but then to leave the rest in his hands. He doesn't want us to waste our energy trying to control everything in this life.

 So I'm leaving my Met office app alone, not checking it at all, but not until tomorrow as I hear there are ice warnings for tonight.