The Big Three: Chasing Rainbows

The world can be a crazy place. Sometimes it helps to step back and list a few of the things you’re grateful for. I’m making it a habit each week to list three blessings. Here’s what I’m grateful for this week, September 7-13.

What I’m grateful for:

—Plain talk. People who talk in plain simple language and are considerate and empathetic towards others.

—The end of the rainbow. The rain came down in a rage the other day. I was in my car waiting for it to slow down. And then it went away. Just like that. The sun started to come out. I looked out my car window and a huge rainbow filled up the sky. Sometimes the rain comes and it’s ugly. But then things brighten. You have to be ready for it. My photo isn’t great. It’s hard to get great shots of a rainbow outside of a drugstore and telephone lines . . . but a rainbow is still a rainbow!

—A second chance. September means the start of school. Getting back into a routine. The final four months of the year. Summer temperatures giving away to colder fall ones. September is about new beginnings. New opportunities. And seeing what’s to come. A, B, or C, it’s a new beginning.

What gave me a smile?

—My daughter is a grown woman. My sons are grown too. But the 1997 song Butterfly Kisses by Bob Carlisle still hits me everytime I hear it.

“But I’ll always remember
Every hug in the morning
And butterfly kisses.”