Rainbows

We had some gorgeous rainbows with all the thunderstorms we've been having. Thought I'd share a couple pictures.

Genesis 9:12-17 12. And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: 13.I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. 14.Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15.I will remember my covenant between Me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. 16.Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth." 17.So God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on the earth."

Ezekiel 1:28 As the appearance of the rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the surrounding radiance. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face and heard a voice speaking.

Love my yard!

One thing Steve and I decided when we built this house was that our yard was going to be as simple as possible. All the flower beds have stone so it never has to be replaced. Re mulching every year drove us crazy. The shrubs and flowers are all small and easy to maintain. Sometimes I see these beautiful garden yards and think how lovely it would be to have a yard like that, but then I think of all the work that goes into it, "No thanks!" I love that we spend our summers playing with the kids rather than spending time in the yard working. And of course, because Kelly is such a little flower lover, every year we buy flowers for her to plant in all her little pots, so she has those to care for during the summer months. I wanted to take pictures of some of her flowers this year. She picked some great ones. Some of them aren't in full bloom, so I'll have to add some pictures later in the summer. She's so proud of them.

Front Yard

Back yard looking N.E.

Back yard looking North

Back yard looking South

S.W. corner of our yard where we store the kids fort! :)

Some of Kelly's flowers