And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations:  I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between you and me and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh.”

-Genesis 9:12-15

The covenant between God and the earth.

R A I N B O W S.

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If you know me, you know I love rainbows.

I’ve always loved color, but only in the last few years have rainbows been an obsession.

The day I sat down and read through Genesis, I was overwhelmed with understanding when I read those verses.

Signs.

Over and over.

Everywhere in my house.

For years, the signs were there, but I just didn’t understand.

R A I N B O W S.

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November 2014, we surprised the kids with a new puppy.

We told them that they could pick out a name for her.

They chose Rainbow.

No arguments.

R A I N B O W S.

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The day after I read through Genesis, my 98 year old grandfather passed away.

That day I saw a rainbow in the clouds.

And, the next day.

And, the next.

Everywhere I looked, for days, there were rainbows in the clouds.

R A I N B O W S.

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On March 23rd, our dog Rainbow had puppies.

When we moved out to Oregon, one of our dreams was to raise dogs.

It had been put on the back burner for lots of reasons, but when we got Rainbow we knew that we would be having at least one litter with her.

She gave birth to EIGHT puppies.

It was amazing.

The kids were on spring break, and my in-laws were visiting and got to take part in the excitement.

Eight puppies.

Red.

Orange.

Yellow.

Green.

Blue.

Indigo.

Violet.

And, Pink.

R A I N B O W S.

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When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on earth.

-Genesis 9:16