Tonight as I'm flying back from Dallas to Atlanta, I find myself in a place I've been before, but it's been awhile – I'm in awe! Normally the cargo hold (economy class) of this American flight would be the last place I'd find myself awestruck. We are packed in like sardines, it's nearing midnight, the flight is delayed, and all these businessmen sitting around me seem very grumpy. The lady sitting next to me has this huge tattoo of some man's whole head tattooed on her upper arm, which happens to lean against me from time to time as she nods off. So it ends up that I've got this guy on her arm staring at me the entire time.  It's an interesting flight to say the least. During this 2hrs I would normally zone out and sleep or read, but this flight is different.

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bout 30 minutes into the flight something catches my attention from outside the window I'm leaning up against. The entire night sky lights up every 2 or 3 seconds. Lightning! I've never observed a lightning storm from 35,000 feet. It's incredible!! For the next hour I'm completely captivated by what I see out my 9x15 inch window. I'm glued to the window filled with excitement as I watch bolts of lightning streak across the night sky. 

Lightning is something I don't understand. I'm sure I learned about it in 8^th grade Earth Science class, but I have long since forgotten. Kids ask questions about everything. Tonight in seat 14F I feel like a kid with all these questions swimming around in my head. Why does lightning do that? What really makes up lightning? Why does that one look like that? 

This all results in finding myself in a place of awe and wonder.

My 2hr flight from Dallas to Atlanta at midnight was much more enjoyable tonight. And it wasn't any less bumpy than usual. The people around me weren't what made it so great. The diet coke didn't taste any different. But on this flight, through a lot of electricity in the sky, I was reminded what wonder feels like. 

I've discovered once again that life is much more enjoyable when we bring awe & wonder along with us on this journey. I want to constantly be surprised by these simple lessons God speaks to my heart. Thanks for the show tonight, God.