I was outside late tonight with my kids and a friend.  It was late, and we were looking up at the stars.  We saw the most unusual sight (for us, anyway).  We first guessed it was an aircraft moving through the sky, but then we realized there was absolutely no sound.  And it wasn't a flashing beacon.  It was a constant, white light.  It moved slowly across most of the sky above us, and finally...after what seemed like AGES...it turned a bit reddish in colour, got smaller, and faded away.  I'd seen a shooting star earlier, and thought...is there seriously a shooting star or something that can move that slowly and last that long?  Maybe I've seen these types of things before when I was a kid, and I've forgotten.  But...this is something I won't forget!  We saw several more of them, and we were all just in awe.  A couple more shooting stars, as well.  I had in my mind that I'd read something about a meteor shower or something coming up in August, but wasn't certain.  After I came inside and got the kids back in bed, I went directly to....Google!  And here are the details I found.  If you can, check it out.  It was amazing tonight, and we're not even close to the peak!  NASA has an article here:

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/11jul_greatperseids.htm

My youngest son just kept saying things like, "Oh, this is a miracle!  God made them shoot out just for me!  He put them in the sky just so we could see them!  This is amazing!"  What a precious perspective (I wish you could hear his sweet voice, it adds so much to the sweet thoughts!)...  It is hard to wrap my mind around the fact that the same God that put each one of the stars in the vast sky into place...LOVES me.  And you.  That's another amazing thing to behold....