1.0One Moment of Joyhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/onemomentofjoySusan P Laxhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/onemomentofjoy/author/slax/The Unexpected Winter: Lessons in Soul Growth | Susan P. Laxrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="eh9IHkCNxM"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/onemomentofjoy/2023/02/soulgrowthandwinterlessons/">The Unexpected Winter: Lessons in Soul Growth</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/onemomentofjoy/2023/02/soulgrowthandwinterlessons/embed/#?secret=eh9IHkCNxM" width="600" height="338" title="“The Unexpected Winter: Lessons in Soul Growth” — One Moment of Joy" data-secret="eh9IHkCNxM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/1567/2023/02/My-project-1-19.jpg450600The Unexpected Winter: Lessons in Soul Growth It has been a strange season here in the Northeast. By this time in years past snow has covered our Soul Growth can come from any source. Winters, even the harshest and least expected ones, can teach us a lot about ourselves.