Lollipops and Rainbows

This past weekend was my nephew, Eli's, 2nd birthday. It is still astonishing to me that he is 2. It shouldn't since Jake and Eli are only 3 months apart. I guess it makes me accept that fact that Jakey is 2! I have no idea where time goes! But Happy Birthday Eli! We love you!

On a different note, this past week as been a tough one. It seems like things were going down hill not just for me, but for other people I care about! Mine seems minute to everyone else, well I think it does. Last Sunday we stopped by Dahl's for about 5 minutes. It only took that amount of time for someone to break into our car and steal my purse. Yes, going the the hassle of canceling credit cards and bank cards is a pain and having to go get a new license can be very time consuming event. They can all be replaced. Not so much my Ipod. I was completely crushed when I realized my Ipod was in my purse. That was my "hey you need a me present" gift to myself in July! I loved that gadget! It was my BFF during work! I mean, if I could get away with talking to my co-workers all day, I would, but my Ipod helped me get through those few hours we have to work! I really do work more than that. Although, Michael sure thinks I don't! I have my old little 8GB Ipod, but it isn't the same as my 120GB. I know I shouldn't dwell on this because it is just an "item" but I will miss Isis the Ipod! That was most of my fiasco from last week. I did manage to step in dog pop 4 times at my parents house and get stuck in a down pour! Those were just bad luck, I hope! Then this weekend I had some personal things going on that were just unnecessary. I was at my wits end! I felt like I could maybe just scream or let it out somehow. Then it started to rain. Since we have been living in our own idea of "Forks" this week, the rain seemed routine. I looked up at the sky and noticed a rainbow. I recalled that I saw one on Monday also. All of a sudden I had a flashback, sitting in Sunday School throughout my years, remembering God's promise to Noah. God's promise was in reference to the flood, but he used a rainbow. It just reminded me that God can give you many challenges but that He always promises to take care of you. In closing, I feel this verse has really hit me hard today. Especially after my One on One! =)*

(The rainbow from Saturday)

Matthew 6:34:

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own"