Last night after a run, I sat by the edge of the pool with my feet in the water and watched the stars for a while.

This is my favorite way to relax when I’m at home. Unfortunately, I was only left to my thoughts for about two minutes total since the rest of my family all seemed to need to talk to me during that time.

However, in those brief moments, I looked up at the inky expanse of a sky that was studded with sparkling stars, and was incredibly honest with God.

I told him that I needed to believe he was real and wanted to move in my life.

Within moments, I caught a glimpse of a shooting star.

Sometimes, it takes things like glimmering streaks of white light to get me from one day to the next. I instantly felt at peace and knew that God was listening.