stars.

a few nights ago, i hit a moment. i knew i needed to do something. i needed to go somewhere. i felt anxious. and my head was clouded with thoughts. i needed fresh air. and in that moment, i missed my spot on the river back home.

i grabbed the keys and headed to my car...and i ended up driving around. all told, i put 70 miles on the camry. i listened to praise music and drove out to jordan lake. and i realized...what i really needed was a moment to feel how small i am...and how big He is.

i think that's why i love star-gazing so much. i feel tiny. everything is instantly put into perspective. i can step outside of myself and my own little worldview and realize just how Great our God is...and how He really does know what He's doing, even if i don't. i like that feeling.

so last night, i again jumped in the car (this time with a couple of friends) and drove out to a random little road in the middle of nowhere for the express purpose of watching a meteor shower. i had known about this upcoming celestial-feast-for-the-eyes for about a month...and i was honestly counting down the days until i could experience some of God's very own fireworks.

i saw a huge streak across the sky before we left...so i knew that once we got beyond the city lights, it would be grand.

we parked. got out of the car. laid down, faces heavenward...and waited.

and waited.

and then...they came. tiny ones....and huge streaks...and flashes of green light.

but they were there. and it made my soul ever-so-content.

and i think that's a pretty perfect picture of how God is operating in my life these days. i sit...looking to Him...and wait for the goodness to come...in any form or fashion...when i least expect it. and in the meantime, i get a pretty amazing display of His majesty.

praise God from Whom all blessings flow...