Thunderstorms and Rainbows

Today is the beginning of a new future... not the one I had hoped for...

but a new one nonetheless.

Last night after the election results, I cried myself to sleep...

I will NEVER be away from home on the night of an election ever again....

I felt so lonely and angry and afraid!

I tossed and turned all night long 

and woke up this morning and puked!

I felt like the world was a dark place even though the sun was shining.

Last night a friend reminded me that the 

Book of Mormon is a type and shadow of our day...

If that's true, then I am truly disappointed to discover

that we are NOT at the Captain Moroni 

part of the story!

But I am glad that we can recognize 

what part of "the cycle" we are in....

It seems to me that the Gadianton robbers have taken control of the government, 

society is full of people who have an unjustified sense of entitlement,

 are clinging tightly to their favorite sins, 

and that there is more evil than good out there.

So today, on my 8 hour drive home, 

I had lots of time to reflect on a variety of things...

 I was going through a thunderstorm in a canyon and the sky was really dark and reflective of my mood

when I came around a corner and saw a rainbow...

I thought to myself, "oh look... a rainbow"

and just kept driving....

a few minutes later, I saw another rainbow...

I thought to myself, 

"wow... interesting how BOTH of those rainbows

 seemed to end right in the lane that I was driving in"

then after another few miles, there was a THIRD rainbow

that also ended right where I had to drive through it...

This time, with wet eyes...

I thanked a loving Heavenly Father for reminding me that He is still there and that He is aware of me and my thoughts and needs and for reminding me that in spite of my feelings about last night, I need to continue to look for the good in the world and in people.... and to continue to count my blessings for I have MUCH to be grateful for!