Rainbows

It's been two days since I posted. Don't worry you didn't miss much.

Saturday was Kevin's birthday and we went to Ocen City, MD. It's like Daytona, Panama City, and St Augustine all rolled into one. Oh, wait and that it was in the freaking 30s!!! It was fun though. We hung out with two of his co-workers, had a really great dinner, played pool, and I had a little too much to drink.

Sunday Kevin and his co-workers had a meet to coach/attend. It was interesting because it wasn't USAG (USA Gymnastics - i'm picking up the lingo) and it was lower level gymnastics so there weren't a lot of really cool gynmastics you think of when you watch it on tv. It makes you appreciate the process, i guess. Then everyone came back to our house and we watched the GIANTS STOMP THE PATRIOTS!! I mean we, simply watched the superbowl.

Mixed with all of that was joy of figuring out this thing called marriage. Most would call it a fight. Oh well.

Today I woke up sad, tired, a little overwhelmed by life, and frustrated. But as i was walking up to the Metro I noticed a bright rainbow in the midst of the dull, gray clouds that have perpetually hung overhead since we moved here. Made me think of God's promise to not destroy the earth because of the circumstances humanity causes. Which then made me think of Isaiah 42:

"A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his law the islands will put their hope. This is what God the LORD says— he who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all that comes out of it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it: "I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness. I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols. See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you."

That is, God has a plan and it's not to harm us. Even if it hurts. He wants freedom for us --AND he wants His glory, which means that sometimes he puts us in circumstances we can't handle just so he can rescue us and then get the glory.

That made my day.