The Rainbow

                     A rainbow. What is the first thing that comes to mind for you when you hear this? For me I think of color, God's promises, Noah's arc, nature, well everything you would typically think of when the a rainbow is mentioned. For me, a rainbow is kind of like a kiss from God. Whenever I see one, I know I am loved. I am reminded that God will never flood the earth again, and that yes, He keeps His promises. But more than that, there is something very important we can learn from the rainbow. Rainbows, like our life, are only present with sunshine and rain. We can't see the beauty of God's plan until we see it in the rain and trials as well as the good times. 

Purple - Magestic Beauty

                       Sweet cicadas sing in the tree tops, as the sun makes its last appearance for the day. It sets into the distance and sends bright shades of lavender and indigo throughout the sky. And for a moment, the color purple paints over a once blue sky and sends a spell of beauty throughout the countryside.
                       Purple. Majesty.  Beauty. Royalty. This is what purple is to me, a color full of richness. It colors grapes, butterflies, lilacs and orchids, and occasionally even some dinosaurs (okay that was corny...) But in the end, this color was made for our enjoyment just like the others, maybe even more so. So here as I come to a close of all my rambles about colors, I'll finish it off next time, with an article all about the rainbow... yes it maybe even cornier than the joke a pulled earlier, but I hope you'll enjoy it!

Blue - Our World

                 Imagine with me, our earth, 7,962 miles in diameter, 6,500,000,000,000,000,000,000 (6.5 septillion) tons, and 70% water. This is all too much for our minute minds to understand, and yet for God, the creator of all, this is simple 1+1 math. I just know when I think of our big blue planet, and the the 7 billion people out there, that God, well He must be in the midst of it all.
                 My word, our big blue planet is just a tiny blue dot from far away. Now, I must be honest, out of most the colors out there if I could predict a favorite of God, it is most likely blue. I mean, He painted the water and sky blue, and fish, flowers, and fruits. He must love blue. From the skies high to oceans deep... its all blue.

Green - Nature's Glowth

          Birds chirp, soft winds rustle through high green grasses, sweet smells waver through the air. The air is crisp, the day is fresh, all is peaceful and quiet in the lush meadows. 

          Wouldn't we just love a day in the green fields of Ireland? I have to honest, I think that green is probably one of God's favorite colors. When we look at the world, we see that the grass, the trees, the flowers, the leaves, fruits, vegetables, iguanas, parrots, there are just so many things that are green and fresh. When I think of green I tend to think of growth. Life. When things are watered and fresh, that's when they're green and full of life. That's the ideal. Yes, the world is typically never ideal, however we always have God to remind us what is.

Yellow - Freedom

                   Its a bright sunny day. On the beach, yellow umbrellas and colored towels are speckled along the coast line. The ocean glimmers in the bright sun and friends run out to play in it's waves. An aroma of coconut oil and sun-tan lotion fills the balmy breeze and the summer air. School's out and there's nothing left to do but lay out in the sun and relax.

                   We are blessed. Here we are, spending our time relaxing in freedom. Nothing's tying us down, no homework, stress, crazy schedules to deal with, its just summer. For me yellow is freedom. Its bright and seems to warm me just by looking at it. Its the summer breeze in my face, the salty sting of the ocean's wave. Its warm yellow, bright and beautiful and everything in between.

Orange - A New Day

          
           On the African horizon the sun starts to rise. All is night and then in a second, a single ray of light is cast forth into the sky. As the sun rises higher, the sky becomes a golden orange, and a new day begins.
           Don't you just love fresh starts and new days? Its like you can begin again. Orange for me represents new beginnings. Its the color seen at every sunrise, in the leaves of autumn trees, or even the stripes of a great tiger. Orange.

Red - my color

                        We all have a favorite color, mine is red. I'm not quite sure why, but this color just seems to have so much symbolism. Red, the color of reality, romance, and redemption. With God's pure scarlet blood we have been redeemed. I guess that's one reason I love this color so much. Maybe I also love it because red is the color that starts a rainbow. From red comes orange and then yellow and green, blue, and purple. A rainbow, a symbol of promise and full of such color. In fact, my next few posts will be all about that. color. The gift God has given us. Do we truly realize that there is no way to describe color? You have to see it to comprehend its beauty. That's why I believe in heaven there will be so many new colors. So many new things to see and comprehend. One color is painted upon so many things. For instance red colors roses, maple leaves, tomatoes, cardinals, and even butterflies. One color, yet so many things come alive by it. Stay posted for more color.