Emmie's Rainbow

It was stormy and gloomy, the day that Emmie turned herself over and was rushed to the hospital!

When the emergency room doctors informed us they were going to air evac Emmie to Cardon Children's Hospital, Tiffany, my mom and I quickly hopped into my car so we could be there waiting for her when she arrived. That was a drive I will never forget! My heart ached thinking of the "what ifs", as I looked in my review mirror at my sister and the horrific pain she was experiencing. As we were approaching Dobson Rd., looking into the sky for Emmie's helicopter, we noticed the most beautiful rainbow. It glowed like something I have never seen before. It was everything we needed for that short moment. I remember Tiffany rolling down the back window and slightly sticking her head out, trying to get a better look at the rainbow and still scanning the sky for Emmie's helicopter. Through her tears she said, "this is a sign, Emmie is going to be okay" and we agreed.

The timing was explicit.

When the rest of the family arrived to the hospital, each person commented on the rainbow and how it just glowed with beautiful colors! You couldn't help but notice it and at the time, it seemed to be just for us and was especially meaningful and tender for our situation.

As time passed and Emmie's condition worsened, I sort of put this part of the story in the back of mind and had not thought much about it. Until the other day, I was looking on my iPhone and I came across this picture. I had forgotten that as we were hurrying into the hospital, my mom kept asking me if I had my camera and if I would please get a picture of the rainbow. Of course I didn't have my camera, so I agreed, I would take a picture from my phone. It made my mom happy for the moment and that is really all that mattered to me at the moment. Because in my mind, it would be a crappy picture and one I would never use.

When I look at the picture of this rainbow and think about that day, I can't help to think that this rainbow was what gave Tiff hope.... that Emmie was going to be okay! We thought this was a sign and a promise from Heavenly Father that he would heal her back to herself and was ensuring us, that all would be well....

Even though things did not turn out the way we had begged and pleaded for them too. I still know that Emmie is happy and in good hands. I trust God's will. I take this rainbow as Heavenly Fathers promise to us, that if we live righteously and to the best of our ability, we will be strengthened and comforted through the dark and stormy days.... The glow of Emmie's rainbow will be something that I will keep close to my heart forever. When those times come (which I know they will) and I feel like I can't go on, it will help me to endure to the end and to remember that I know God loves all of us, He knows us by name, He cares about the details in our lives and He wants us to be happy.

This rainbow is a tender mercy from our loving Heavenly Father! I don't believe in coincidences.