There's something about a rainbow in the sky that shows how beautiful life can be. But in order to get the rainbow, sometimes you have to go through a storm. The beauty before the storm often brings a beautiful colorful rainbow to remind us that God is always with us...even with the storms that life throws at us.
Can you see the rainbow? This appeared about 5 minutes after a huge storm in my corner of the world yesterday. The rain came started so suddenly. First the rain, then the hail and then more rain.
The Beauty Before and After the Storm
It was a beautiful storm that passed through here Tuesday night.
Thankfully, nothing flew off our back porch...this has happened before. You can read about a storm I wrote about last summer. I lovingly called it, "The Power of the Wind." A little joke between the Colonel and me!
How does this apply to life here yesterday at Walking on Sunshine?
Well, Tuesday Michael was feeling better. We went to the dentist for a check up and he said, "Everything looks great." Wonderful.
Michael woke up yesterday morning with a 101 fever and a sore throat. Not so wonderful. I couldn't get in to see the doctor till almost 2:00. Michael laid on the couch moaning the whole morning. He was in so much pain.
At the doctor's office, he thought Michael's throat was so swollen it was constricting his airway, "We need to have an xray of this!"
WHAT??? So off to the hospital. The doctor at the hospital says, "I think I see an abscess in the back of his throat blocking his airway. He needs a CAT scan."
WHAT????
Needless to say, everything worked out fine. Michael does not have any abscesses at the back of his throat. What he does have is a good case of tonsillitis, making his throat very swollen.
Yes, so just in case you're new here...Michael had 10 baby teeth pulled 10 days ago making it very difficult to eat...NOW his throat is swollen to the point the doctors thought his airway was constricted.
What do you think this poor kid can eat today???
You can read more about my fun son in this Happy Birthday Michael post I wrote awhile ago.
Tricia Anne says
Oh bless his heart. What a tough couple of weeks he has had. I am so sorry about that.
Your photo is very pretty.
Our family has attended two funerals in two weeks and so I feel like I can identify with the beauty before the storm. I am so glad that the Lord brings beauty out of the storm as well. :o)
Have a nice day.
Sincerely ~ Tricia Anne
Shanda says
Hello there, not sure how I wound up here, Your blog named was charming and caught my eye from another blog I guess. My husband is Active Army and I too am married to a Colonel. I totally understand about the not planning things. My hubby comes home and say "by the way, are my clothes from the cleaners, I will be gone all next week" seriously, thats about how much notice we get. We do not live on a base or post, we have our own home and even live on a small farm which I think makes it more difficult sometimes, but i am so thankful we can sorta do our own thing and he does come home each night unless he is a meeting out of town.
It was nice visiting here , I am always interested in other Military familes who blog, Hope your son is all better soon,
Shanda