Yesterday was rainy just about the whole day, and when it wasn't actually "raining" it was sprinkling and when it wasn't doing that the wind was still blowing and the sun was hiding behind the heavy, dark clouds.
On my drive home, I stopped to get my nails done. about 2 minutes after i walked in and sat down to wait, I heard a Giant, loud rustle that GRABBED my attention...I turned around and you would have thought a freakin' monsoon had hit us!!! I am NOT kidding. I don't know where you were at about 6 last night and if it stormed this bad where you were, but it sure did where I was. I don't think I have seen it that bad in a looong time. I was just waiting for the trees across the street to billow over and the wind to pick up my car (after ramming the three beside it into it)! As the wind screamed and pushed rain and random objects through the air and the whole earth seemed to get black I wondered..." will this ever stop?" I mean...you see something so strong and powerful, something you have no control over whatsoever. something so much bigger than you are...it was so huge that it seemed like it was going to get bigger and bigger and never let up....almost like it was getting to the point where it just couldn't go back to being calm...that the rage of it all had taken over...

By this time, I am sitting in the chair getting my little nails beautified and I look outside and see that the rain had stopped, the wind was calm & the sun that was all ready setting was giving everything an orange hue. It literally made me breathe deep. Then, my eyes barely caught it, but over to the right....a tall and beautiful Rainbow that i could so unfortunately, only see maybe half of....
I could see every color blend right into the next...in that moment I felt God's sweet reminder that not only does he make promises, he keeps them. Here God is, years and years later from the flood & he STILL takes the time to remind me that he is in control, he loves me,will take care of me & always be trustworthy. I found myself not wanting to look away from it, leaning forward (almost feeling like I was getting in the way of the lady doing my nails), trying to get my head around the neon sign in the window to see more of it.

....(breathing in)....

I can't tell you how precious that moment was for me. I just sat there & thanked God about 6 times & smiled. A smile that couldn't help but be present-a smile that even though on my face, honestly, couldn't even grasp the depth of the reason why it was smiling....God's love is so uncontainable...it's so huge that when he shows it to me & makes me hold it in my heart, I still can't grab onto it completely.
I love that no matter how much I try to grasp it as each day passes, I won't ever be able to fullly conceive of it-not until I get to heaven....

THAT'S HOW HUGE GOD'S LOVE IS!!!!!!!

......"Thank You Jesus for the beauty of this Earth you created....for the strength and control of your almighty power, you show, through creating but then calming a storm - for your perfect Promises & revealing yourself to me in ways that I sometimes, can only realize you're doing, through the peace alone that you give...that there doesn't always have to be an explanation or even a rainbow to show that you are with me. Thank You for the simplicity of placing a smile on my face that I know has been drawn up by your hands, leaving me with the peace that surpasses all understanding."......