Tiny Sun

As long as I remember, science has fascinated me.  In high school, when we were studying and dissecting our little dead frogs, there happened to be a proliferation of jumping frogs on the school's lawn.  I easily captured a one, borrowed anesthetic from the biology teacher, slit its chest (the frog's!) to see its heart beating.  It was thrilling to see a pea-sized, white, tiny heart, beating.  (My classmates thought I was totally crazy; some even refused to look at the frog's beating heart!)

The elementary chemistry experiments in high school chem lab also were so absorbing.  I made a big decision to major in chemistry in college.  The first year college chemistry was challenging. I earned "A's" in both chemistry and chem lab.  Problem was, I was very weak in Math, getting a "D" in Algebra and "F" in Calculus I.  That almost sunk my college career, but I got "A's" in everything else so I survived - and learned the reality that I could not major in Chemistry.

After another year, another big decision was made: marriage and moving to a distant state.  My interest in all things scientific continued. Do you know that there's a lot of science in cooking? When my children were old enough, I found books on very elementary chemistry and biology experiments and we had fun together.

Fast-forward to my attending nursing school, 1990-1993.  I was in heaven!!  Nursing is 99% science, and it seemed more important to focus on human beings, for the first time, for me. My crowning experience in studying science came when I was working on my Certification in Nephrology Nursing.  Part of the course was learning how each and every chemical that was filtered by our kidneys is processed.  Exciting stuff!

There are approximately one million nephrons, the filtering units of our kidneys, in each of our kidneys.  Did you know that?  Each one, without our even knowing it, filters every substance in our blood, every molecule, the smallest part.  This is so complex, it is impossible that it was the product of "chance!"

In all reality, science is the study of God's universe, God's planet Earth, and God's most favorite creatures, WE human beings, created in God's image.  The Study of Science must result in a far greater appreciation of God and his immense work.  To deny God's part in science is to be a fool, pardon me, to deny yourself.  I fail to see how any scientist could truly believe there is no God and declare he or she is an atheist!

Another "peak experience" of mine in science came at the Kennedy Space Center in the summer of 2013.  With my brother, Don, sister-in-law, Kathleen, and traveling buddy, Peggy, I watched the I-max movie of exploration in deep space by the Hubble telescope.  Can you imagine what it looks like thousands of light years away in space?  The place they showed where planets were 'born' was just beautiful!  Praise You, God Almighty!  What a fabulous universe You have created!

The movement of the sun across the sky and the seasons with the tilt of our planet resulting in changing seasons has also interested me.  Many sunrises and sunsets are spectacular with brightly painted skies. I saw one "Moon Set," (this blog, November 6, 2014).

Some days, like today, are cloudy and overcast.  Yet sometimes the sun valiantly peeps through, presenting glowing clouds, for a short time.  I offer you this photo, 7:44 a.m. today, of the Tiny Sun.

Lord in Heaven, how could we fail to appreciate the wonderful creation you have made for us! We need to praise You and give You thanks all the days of our lives!  We need to sing Your praises in the churches and talk about You to each other!  You are truly the Lord of our lives!