The Beauty in the Flood and the circles of rain drops.

Have you ever seen beauty in the middle of a mess? I did today. Today the rain decided to remind us who is in charge.

the flooded compound

I stepped outside and the whole compound had turned to water. No dry place left. The plants, the grass, even the ground close to the house — everything was under water. I looked at my slippers and just laughed. They were already swimming inside the rain water, There was no point of me complaining because is expected to happened since it was raining.

water everywhere even around my feet

But then I noticed something. The little circles. Every time a raindrop touched the water, a small circle would form. Then another, and another just like a wave. The water was not calm, but it was making something beautiful.

the compound looking like a river with beautiful rain circles

Life is like that sometimes. Sometimes problems come and flood everything. Your plans, your money, your peace ,everything feels scattered. You start to feel like nothing is working anymore. That is how I felt when I saw the water everywhere. But I stood there with my umbrella, this pink one, and I just watched.

me under the rain with my umbrella

The trees were still standing. The leaves were still moving. The rain was still falling, but the world did not stop. It made me think: maybe the flood is not the end. Maybe it is just a season. Yes of course is a season silly me😊.

We think that when things are hard, it means we are failing. But sometimes hard times are when God is washing us of challenges, cleaning some things off us, teaching us how to walk carefully and appreciate the small dry ground we enjoy in dry season because it won't remain dry ground forever.

I took these pictures because I don’t want to forget.

The first one was water everywhere, the second one was water around my feet.
The third one was the compound looking like a river.
The fourth one was me under the rain my umbrella.

I don’t have an umbrella big enough to stop the rain, but I have one to walk under it. And that is enough. To anyone reading this who is going through their own flood right now: I see you. It is not easy. The water might reach your ankles today, but keep walking. Don’t run else you might slipped and fall.

Look for the beauty. Because even in hard times, God shows us small things. The way the water shines, the way the leaves stay green, the way we are still breathing is the beautiful gift God gave us

One day the rain will stop. The sun will come back. And when it does, the ground will dry, but the lesson will remain. We will not break. We may bend, we may get wet, plans may be scattered. But we will not break, we will appreciate little things and look for beauty even in the least of things.

We rise. Even in the flood. Especially in the flood of rain.

Thank you for reading ♥️