I got up early this morning. I had coffee with my husband before his job interview. When he departed, I decided to get out and do my 4 mile run.
It was a cool 57 F with a thick blanket of fog shrouding the mountains. I began walking to warm up. The road was clear but the fog hung like heavy fabric over the nearby meadow. Hmm, I wondered, does the fog cover the mountains? I stopped and looked up. I gasped. A stunning sight was right in front of me: The fog cradled the bottom of the mountain range and a complete, vibrant rainbow pierced the fog and arched over the neighborhood. I have never seen such a vivid rainbow.
The last year has been rife with challenges. For reasons unknown to me, the rainbow springing from the fog encouraged me. My husband did not get the job, but I know God is faithful. Maybe it wasn't the right job for him. I didn't pray that he would get the job. I prayed for his highest good and for whatever was best for our family.
Rainbows occur when water droplets refract sunlight into component colors. A water drop acts like a prism. So without some rain, or at least moisture, there is no rainbow. The difficulty of the last year has yielded unexpected rainbows. It has given me the opportunity to show my husband how much I love him and believe in him. My husband has spent a lot of quality time with our son. To love in hard times is to love truly and deeply. We have spent more time as a family this thrifty year. We watch movies at home, play board games, do projects and laugh a lot. Water droplets may be prisms for beautiful rainbows, but challenges can be prisms for real love. I am grateful.
It was a cool 57 F with a thick blanket of fog shrouding the mountains. I began walking to warm up. The road was clear but the fog hung like heavy fabric over the nearby meadow. Hmm, I wondered, does the fog cover the mountains? I stopped and looked up. I gasped. A stunning sight was right in front of me: The fog cradled the bottom of the mountain range and a complete, vibrant rainbow pierced the fog and arched over the neighborhood. I have never seen such a vivid rainbow.
The last year has been rife with challenges. For reasons unknown to me, the rainbow springing from the fog encouraged me. My husband did not get the job, but I know God is faithful. Maybe it wasn't the right job for him. I didn't pray that he would get the job. I prayed for his highest good and for whatever was best for our family.
Rainbows occur when water droplets refract sunlight into component colors. A water drop acts like a prism. So without some rain, or at least moisture, there is no rainbow. The difficulty of the last year has yielded unexpected rainbows. It has given me the opportunity to show my husband how much I love him and believe in him. My husband has spent a lot of quality time with our son. To love in hard times is to love truly and deeply. We have spent more time as a family this thrifty year. We watch movies at home, play board games, do projects and laugh a lot. Water droplets may be prisms for beautiful rainbows, but challenges can be prisms for real love. I am grateful.
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| I lift my eyes to the hills, where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. (Psalm 121) |
