Thursday, September 16, 2010

Blue Skies and "Tunder Couds"

It was a sticky afternoon and we had every good reason to stay inside, but the green grass was calling.

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We answered by grabbing our old quilt from the closet and plopping down little bodies on top and just staring into the brilliant, blue sky.

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Five minutes into it, I forgot all about the laundry in the wash that would need re-washing and laundry in the dryer that would need de-wrinkling because every time I turned my head to the side,

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there were two little sweaty grins and the quiet reassurance that this is what they needed...and so did I.

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Moments later, a huge gust of wind blew in and thunder rumbled in the distance.


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We rolled up the quilt and ran towards the umbrella of the porch just as the first plip plops of rain started to fall.





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Oh how I love afternoon thunderstorms and nuzzling up with my littles....

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....and the beautiful reminder that God is watching over us.


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3 comments:

melissaweyer said...

what great pictures!! what a perfect rainbow!

Michelle said...

I saw an amazing rainbow from work last week, probably the same one. It was such a perfect one, I don't think I have ever seen one quite like that. Such a great reminder that at the end of every storm, there is a rainbow. Love you.

Lindsay said...

House work can always wait when you have little sweeties to snuggle!! XOX Good picts!!