I want to be better at documenting each day adn the joy I am finding in Motherhood. Motherhood is not always easy or enjoyable, but it is so worth those beautiful moments.
Today while on Facebook, where I probably spend too much time when I am feeling lazy, I learned that there would be the Geminid meteor shower. I was excited to share this with my family. Since homeschooling, I feel I take more opportunities to learn with my children and explore God's creations. We don't have a "school" schedule to tell us what to do, if we want to stay up late looking at the stars, we can!
I was quite disappointed when I was driving home from Annie's dance to see that it was cloudy and overcast. I checked the hourly forecast and it said that by 9 it would be clear skies again. That was the time we were planning to go out. We went out at 9 and it was not clear skies, but there were little patches of stars so I started to watch. I had warmed up hot cocoa for everyone in hopes of a successful watch. I quickly saw a meteor and told the kids who were still inside getting suited up. They came out and because it was overcast were really disappointed. Since our viewing window was so small I knew we were missing out on so many and Matthew and Kaitlynn were getting quite disappointed. I prayed the clouds would leave and even told them to scatter, out loud. :) Matthew kept asking to go back inside, but did not want to go in by himself because he did not want to miss out, so he wanted everyone to go inside. For some reason, I kept waiting. I finally went inside and grabbed a few blankets so we could lay on the ground. Soon the clouds cleared away and most of the sky was open to us. We shifted our view towards the west, where Rob had seen a few that we missed.
Then we all saw one together. It was so exciting to be there with my children as they witnessed their first meteor sighting. It did not take long for us to see another, then another. Each time the excitement was there and I found myself getting emotional. Science has never drawn me in, but watching that meteor shower reminded me of the awe I felt as I watch the solar eclipses earlier this year. It was beautiful and majestic and inspiring! We were all laughing with the excitement of it all. The kids finally were tired enough that they wanted to get in bed and get warmer. Next time I will be better prepared with chairs and hand warmers. :) I sure love going outside and seeing the stars here in the country. I am grateful for a beautiful family to share these moments with. It wasn't near as exciting once they all went in to spot the meteors, but I did appreciate a few moments to thank God for the moment and his wonderful creation.
