Taste, Smell, See, Feel, Hear

     The 5 senses. We always use them, yet rarely think about how blessed we really are to have them. Last night as I was lying in bed, I was thinking: "What if I went blind?", "What if I lost my hearing?", "What if I could not talk?"... You get where I am going. But it really struck me to the point of tears. I AM SO BLESSED. God has the power to take away any one of those if He wanted. Some people are born without one or many of those senses, and many people lose one or many as the years go on, and life happens.

    But REALLY....what if I lost one of my senses? What if I went blind and could no longer read? Or see the face of the man I love? Or see enough to do the daily things I take advantage of ( drive, write, call someone, text, get on facebook, read a letter or an e-mail...).

    What if I lost my hearing? I would not be able to HEAR and be comforted by the sound of crashing waves, my parents praise, Andrew tell me he loves me, or listen to music.

     I really started to think about how much I take advantage of. I go about my day talking away, navigating without too much of a stress ( all of you who know me, know that I am directionally challenged), I smell coffee brewing, and I HEAR the voices of the people that I love.

    Then the REAL question HIT ME. What if God took one of those senses away from me. Would I be okay with that? Would I be resentful? Would I be angry with God? And at that moment I was not so sure. I don't want to lose one of my senses that bring me SO much COMFORT. So, I began to talk to God and THANK Him for all that He has blessed me with. And I realized, at first I would be soo angry, but I would be okay, because even if I lost all of my senses, I would still have God by my side. I can be in the dark, but he is my light. NOTHING should stray me away from Him. NOTHING

This is the face of a boy hearing for the FIRST time. How beautiful!!!!