Saturday was National Find a Rainbow Day, so I was on the lookout.
I stopped scrolling my news feed and put the fork down after only one bite, realizing the breakfast plate held more than just some deliciousness to nourish my body. There was beauty there.
While my photo couldn’t hold a candle to those of professional food photographers, it did enough. By slowing me down long enough to snap the shot, it enabled me to more fully notice the colorful contributions of each ingredient.
Next my attention was drawn to the placemat nearby, where memories of breakfasts in Italy came back with waves of appreciation. One of the photos (the tile table where we ate on the deck overlooking the sea) reminded me how all the colors of the rainbow found their way into memorable moments of our 25th anniversary trip 7 years ago.
As I resumed eating, I recognized the tune I’d been humming ~
“Red and orange, green and blue.
Shining yellow, purple too.
All the colors that we know live up in the rainbow.”
The Rainbow Song is one of several tunes that have traveled with me from my preschool teacher days to sharing with our grandchildren as each was learning colors. Oliver and I revisited it when he made his own rainbow as a science experiment.
Whenever we sang the verse together, toddler Lincoln enthusiastically swept his arm high across the sky while h.o.l.d.i.n.g out the last two notes of the song on tip toe. Unprompted, Oliver would follow the tune to locate us and join in another round with his own unique set of gestures & dance moves.
There we were in the middle of their living room or the neighborhood park...the three of us belting out in joyful song together. While it would certainly not be considered a traditional hymn, it felt really good to be praising God for His colorful creation and passing it on just the same!
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Psalm 100: Make a joyful noise unto the Lord…for His love endures forever. His faithfulness continues through all generations.
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I’d love to support you in following the flow of memories wherever God leads. You can be assured that He will guide you into capturing family moments that matter and that you’ll be energized by recognizing His love in the midst of your mini-story jottings! 💕
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