Cold Pillows

I realized Sunday morning, that it's cold pillow season, once again. Cold pillows are exactly what it sounds like and those who like a cold pillow know exactly what I mean. A long hot summer just is not conducive to enjoying a cold pillow, even in air conditioning. I can't explain it, but it just doesn't work properly. In my neck of the woods, cold pillow, is only possible from September through May. A cold pillow is just one of the most awesome earthly comforts, in my awareness. I've loved a cold pillow since I can remember. When I was a little girl, our house had tile floors, and I would put my pillow on the floor while I got my pajamas on, so it was nice and chilled when I climbed into bed. Then when I was just a little older Daddy built house that had hard wood floors. Oh wow! Also great for cold pillow, only then I had my own room, so my sister didn't tattle on me for putting bedding on the floor. Now that I am older and have my own place, the bedroom and living room floors are all carpeted. So what's a cold pillow addict to do? That brings me to a new definition of comfortable. People in my age group and beyond remember a time when "comfortable" was the sociably acceptable term for well-off or wealthy, without necessarily being rich. Who knows though, everything didn't used to be broad-casted like it is now. I'm amazed at how many people talk about what they make and what they spend. I still don't know what my parents or mother-in-law have and I don't need to, I've got plenty of other people keeping me informed of their wealth and status. Yet I digress . . . back to comfortable. When I think of my cold pillow, I actually realize what a valuable commodity a cold pillow truly is. I think of two Bible passages. One is in reference to our patriarch Jacob, a.k.a. Israel, in which a passage tells of him laying down to sleep with a stone under his head. Then there is the other passage in which Messiah stated that he, the Son of man, had no place to lay his head. And here I am, with one of my fondest perpetual memories being that of my head snuggled gently in a soft, cold pillow, and to elaborate my plush lifestyle, I would have to say I am definitely comfortable. I have discovered the way to maximize the enjoyment of cold pillow, all night long. That's right, all night long! And I do feel a little guilty, considering the Scriptures I shared, but I indulge, none the less. Now that I'm an adult and spend my money according to my choosing, I've invested in living comfortably. I own, not one, but two pillows. I can rest on one while the other one is being cooled on the floor, then when I awaken and the pillow I'm using is as warm as my face and head, I simply switch them out and enjoy that cold comfort all over again. If you've never tried cold pillow sleeping, I really do recommend it. And if you have, you already know what I'm talking about! No rocks under my head, I'm blessed to have a place to lay my head and although I may not be wealthy by many standards, I am definitely comfortable.