"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."

--Albert Einstein

I was sitting down by the river tonight with my friend Greg just enjoying his company and the sounds of the night and watching a few healthy people run or ride their bikes by when all of the sudden he sort of sat up and said, "Ahhh" just as I was looking up...to see none other than a falling star. Well, we debated for a brief moment about whether it was really a falling star or if it was the remenant of some firework...but just as quickly decided it was a falling star. It was really bright and trailed for quite awhile since I had time to look up and see it. It took me back to another night a few years ago when I was sitting talking with my friend Steph in Uganda and we watched a star streak across the whole sky before fading away.

I ran across the above quote tonight when I took a look at boundless.org...and immediately fell in love with it and had to share it. Everything in life is a miracle if you really think about it. The Creator gives us life and breath each day...which is a miracle in itself if you remember that He's not just doing it for you...but also for all the other how-ever-many billion people in the world...whether we thank Him for it or not...whether we recognize it is Him or not...He is the One doing it. If I sit here and really break things down in life...everything is a miracle. My friends that God has given me...my family...the experiences I have...the frogs in the pond in my backyard that love to converse in the evening in a way that soothes me and reminds me that this is "home"...there are so many little things. I love simplicity...I love nature...maybe its just because I can see God's hand so much clearer when I get away from all the man-made stuff and just truly enjoy what He has done...but no matter what it is, when you really get down to it, its all a miracle. And you would think that would take away from the big miracles...but I don't think so...I think that it just makes it all the more awesome...and creates so many more opportunities to stand in awe of all that is around us.