twinkle twinkle I.N.D.I.A

{"If the stars should appear one night in a thousand; how men would believe and adore"}

~Ralph Waldo Emerson~

We tried something a little different a few nights ago. India had spent the whole day at Alex’s house and was reluctant to come home. There was many a tear shed! I really missed my girl and so I thought we could spend some special time together during her evening bottle.

We lay on the “trampolina”, sharing a blanket and pillow. We said a prayer and thanked our Heavenly Father for all the wonderful and beautiful creations He has provided the earth and us with. As we lay there, I experienced one of those rare moments where I not only felt God, but I could see and hear Him all around us! I began to feel so insurmountably small in comparision to that night's sky and I tried to comprehend my place in the universe. whilst I gazed up, the stars shone brightly, and it suddenly dawned on me. Though the stars seem small from our mortal perspective, they are by definition* grandiose...  and likewise I am also. {"I am large, I contain multitudes" ~ W. Whitman}

The sun was setting past the horizon, causing the stars to illuminate and casting the sky in to darkness, with just a hint of blood orange. It was gorgeous! And my first born was gorgeous as she sweetly sang “twinkle, twinkle little star” and drank her warm milk. 

(not the best pic but a true representation of us)

* star/stär/ Noun 

1. A planet, constellation, or configuration regarded as influencing someone's fortunes or personality

2. A fixed luminous point in the night sky that is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun