Light up the sky...

Ironically...I use that term loosely because I believe in an almighty God...right after I posted my last entry about wallowing and feeling alone I stepped outside and had the most amazing experience.  I had the privilege of watching a thunderstorm make it's approach into Abilene.  Now, I am not normally a thunderstorm person.  I grew up in areas prone to tornados, and so I have a healthy fear of all things "thundery" and "boomery".  But, just in case you didn't get the memo, I love Texas...and that seems to have changed a lot of things for me.  The sky is absolutely HUGE here and it gives you a wonderful vantage point from which to view God's spectacular weather systems.

 In that moment of seeing the bolts of lightning streak through thick pillars of dark clouds and feeling the wind swirling around my body, I knew I was not alone...God was present.  Just like each and every day of my life.  Why do I forget this?!  I grabbed my camera...

The pictures hardly do the moment justice, but I needed a tangible reminder of that moment with my God.  I have a favorite song right now by The Afters called "Light Up the Sky" that sums up a lot of how I felt that night.  God is always present in our lives and is constantly reminding us of this.  We only have to open our eyes and look around to see the evidence!