APAD day 5: flood

Flood is today's word. 

My first thought was,

really? 

Talking about rushing water covering everything in sight, damaging property, making soil fertile, causing erosion...

IN DECEMBER? 

When it's like 2 degrees outside? 

What on earth am I going to take a picture of today? 

Then I got an email from a parent of some of my students,

and this sentence flooded my heart with joy: 

Floods can destroy.

They can demolish buildings,

wipe out habitats and civilizations,

create chaos and discord.

Floods can also wipe clean,

create a fresh start,

make room for something new and beautiful.

Sometimes life throws you a flood, 

but God will make it into something beautiful.

May God flood your heart with joy and peace as we prepare for Jesus who comes to make us new.

When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in the clouds, and I will remember my covenant with you and with all living creatures.  Never again will the floodwaters destroy all life.

Genesis 9:14-15, NLT