The Rainbows!

Can you see them? Well, OK, I suppose you may only see one of them. But if you look closely... you might see another one. It's there and I have to tell you about it! The date was July 11, 2008. That was our tenth anniversary. We didn't do anything special, but that day was so special. Let me tell you why.

For months we had been talking about going on a trip or doing something "special" for our 10th anniversary. That's what people do, right? We should find a way to do it too. It would be fun! We had never taken a trip alone, and we rarely did things to celebrate our marriage. I was excited! This was going to be so much fun! Well after we found out that we were going to have another baby shortly before our anniversary, that changed things. We decided to postpone those plans. Maybe our 20th anniversary? Sigh. It had sounded fun. But as always, God knows what is truly special. He knows how to touch us in the most meaningful ways.

We ended up staying home. No fancy vacation. No fancy dinner. We walked outside and found rain. Bummer. It's our anniversary and it's been raining. Not really what I had hoped for. But then when we looked up in the sky, we saw the most stunning sight. There was a rainbow! Beautiful and glorious, spreading it's colors like a banner across the sky. I looked over at my husband and noticed that there were not one, but two rainbows in the sky! WOW! Our God is so amazing! A master artist! I love to look at his paintings. They are splendid. So deep, so full of meaning, so beautiful.

I had to take some pictures! I will always treasure these pictures. They tell the story of hope that God has started to reveal to my heart. They are a precious gift. They tell of God's promises to us.