Recently, the Earth’s orbit took our planet through the trail of dust left behind by Halley’s Comet, resulting in what is known as the Orionid Meteor Shower. Ivan and I sat the alarm to wake up at 1:15 AM, when the quantity of shooting stars would be at its greatest. We sat in our hot [...]

Have you ever come upon a view in nature that moved you to tears? Maybe it was coming around a bend in the road and seeing a red barn nestled among the trees across a verdant Tennessee pasture. Maybe it was on an African safari when the elephants chose the moment you were on that [...]

When I got up this morning and came downstairs to the kitchen, I was greeted by an absolutely spectacular sunrise. In those moments just before the sun peeked above the horizon, I was able to look directly where it would soon be shining. The reds, yellows, oranges and pinks were dazzling to my eyes. But [...]

We live in a spiritual world beautifully expressed in physical reality. It was created by God and made manifest to us in such a way that we can live in this natural world and experience the transcendence of God at the same time. God has set natural processes and laws into place that govern our [...]

When I was a little girl I remember a collection of small porcelain cats my grandmother had. She displayed them in a curio cabinet that had a special place in the living room. If I was very, very lucky, she would let me take one down to hold gently, but we always placed it carefully [...]