My special rainbows

In 1984, I lost my grandmother and my mother.  When my mother went asleep in the Lord, I was so torn up I couldn't stand it, but I felt I had to keep it together so that my brother would not lose it.  So on January 2, 1985 as we went to the funeral home to view the body before friends began arriving, it was thundering, lightening and pouring the rain.  I prayed all the way there, which was only a couple blocks for my mom to give me some kind of sign that she was in heaven with God and that she was doin ok!  Just at the time we arrived in front of the funeral home, the thunder, lightening and rain stopped and the biggest most beautiful rainbow appeared over the funeral home.  I took that for my sign, that she was ok!

Then a few years later, 1986, I think, my father-in-law went home to be with the Lord.  It had been many years since I had seen my husband cry, but after the funeral for his step-father, we sat in our living room and he quietly shed tears for the second father he had lost.  I sat by his side, and asked the Lord to please give us a sign that George was in heaven and well, and lo and behold, a big double rainbow appeared as we looked through our living room picture window.  I took that as my second sign. 

Now, if you see the photos that I posted on FB of the huge double rainbow that appeared today, you'll understand when I tell you, I came home to find out that my daughter's most treasured friend, Rupert, her dog was hit by a truck killed right in front of her.  That rainbow that appeared today was the biggest and closest to earth that I've ever seen.  The colors were bright and it looked as if you could reach out and touch it.  Then at second glance, I saw there was a second one, not quite as bright, but it was there none the less.  Brighter than many second or double rainbows I've seen. 

I tried to get a photo of the whole rainbow, but it was not possible.  I believe that bright beautiful rainbow, was for Rupert and possibly the second one was my mom, waiting for him to arrive in heaven.

I wonder if any of you have similar stories.  If you do, please post!

Betty