Who looks at a rainbow and simply walks away without gasping or smiling? No one. If you do, seek help! Lol. In all seriousness, rainbows are so much deeper than beautiful colors covering the sky after the rain.

After the rain. Someone recently said to me, "Without bad we would have no gage or concept of how good, good can be!" It is so true, in order to experience great joy, great amounts of happiness one has to have the understanding of both the good and the bad. It allows us to appreciate both the rain and the rainbow once we arrive on the other side.

Rainbows symbolize two things to me: hope and restoration.

Hope. After a dark and stormy sky comes a multi-colored reaction that arches across a recovering blue sky usually illuminated by the sun! The picture is extraordinary! And I choose to believe it is a metaphor for life. After the rain, after the trial or struggle there is a blessing. Its there, but much like a rainbow, you have to stop and recognize it or else it may just pass you by...

Restoration. So often I say to myself, "But why?" Why did it have to go this way? Why didn't it go that way? It never ceases to amazes me, that in time, my why becomes a wow. Wow, that's why! Wow, it all makes sense now! Wow, it will be ok and I will be restored again. Sometimes our plans are not what is best for us. When we get to see the grand mosaic of our lives, all the little rain storms, tornadoes and hurricanes will make total sense. After each one, we will see the rainbow, we will see the beauty that came. We will see the restoration. And thanks to rainbows, we can have faith that this is not just a silly comparison but a symbol and design to provide us with profound understanding of life.

Lots of Love,
Molly