You are reading this in May, but I am writing this at the end of April. I am writing this on a day you probably remember. It's cold and snowing. Just yesterday it was 70 degrees and now there is a blanket of snow covering the ground. The grass, trees, and the homes are capped with snow as if they were part of a tiny German village Christmas set.

I was a little shocked by the late snow for sure. I know it was forecasted, but yesterday as I walked through my neighborhood in short sleeves, I doubted very much that it would snow.

After all, the likelihood of it snowing one day after being so warm seemed absurd. But then again, I should have remembered we do live in Kentucky.

My wife asked me to bring in the flowers, but I thought there was no reason. It would never get that cold. It would not frost. Luckily, my wife convinced me to bring in the plants anyway, even though I thought there was no possibility of it getting so cold the flowers died.

In the end, my wife was smarter than me. That next morning, I woke up to find snow covering the deck, the yard, and every other location that once displayed a flowerpot.

Sometimes things we do not expect to happen, happen, and it's important to listen to other people to hear their words of wisdom. If it wasn't for my wife’s confidence in the advice of weather experts our flowers would most likely all be dead. Instead, they are safely and securely warmed in the comfort of our house.

We need to remember that we can be wrong. Sometimes we are incorrect, and others are right.

As you read this in May, I hope that you are not expecting any more snow. I surely hope that this very late April snow shower was our last. Remember to look around you and hear and heed the wisdom that others have to give. For God has placed us as humans not to be individuals but to be a community for a reason.