Here is another in a series of miracles that have been shared with me by other writers. This one had me in tears the first time I read it. It was sent in by Janet Perez Eckles:
I fought sadness when my first granddaughter was born. I’d give anything to see her tiny face. As I brushed her smooth cheek, I’d love to just for one second peek at her blue eyes.
But my blindness erased any possibility of those wishes coming true.
Still, I took care of her, sang to her, rocked and ran my fingers across her sweet face.
Here Nana, she said when she was four. She took my hand and brushed my fingers across the applique on her blouse.
This amazing image was created by James Dulce and can be found here
I paused for a moment and asked myself: How did she figure out that the only way I can see is by feeling with my fingertips?
But before I got my answers, my thoughts were interrupted by her angelic voice asking, Nana, will you teach me to see with my heart like you do?
Then I remembered the time when she was smaller and I pinned a few jingle bells on her shirt, the only way I could keep track of her. I had told her that Nana cannot see with her eyes, but only with her heart.
As I prepare her favorite smoothies, invent stories, teach her to feel the raindrops on her face and feel the wind lift her hair, she learns to see life differently.
Rather than sadness because of my blindness, I strive to show her a new world of beautiful things that only the heart can see.
Janet Perez Eckles has been inspiring thousands to see the best in life. She in an international speaker and is the author of the bestselling book Simply Salsa: Dancing without fear at God’s fiesta, published by Judson Press in 2011. You can find her online at www.janetperezeckles.com.
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Catherine
February 9, 2012 at 7:13 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Thank you for sharing this inspiring post to us..I like reading on it..
Denise Wolf
February 9, 2012 at 4:54 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I am always so humbled by the stories of those who experience great adversity and embrace it with not just grace but generosity.
Although comparing one’s maladies can be oddly affirming, when confronted with a person who God knows has the strength to deal with life’s potentially crushing experiences you just have to give thanks.
Leah Carey
February 9, 2012 at 10:07 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
There’s an image going around Facebook right now of a little boy (maybe 5 or 6 years old?) on two artificial legs on a racetrack with the biggest smile of achievement on his face. The words on it are “Your excuse is invalid”. I love that picture – both for the reminder that the challenges I face are mostly of my own making, and for the look of pure joy and bliss on that boy’s face. 🙂
Denise Wolf
February 10, 2012 at 12:03 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
That is so true. I will look for that picture.
Leah Carey
February 12, 2012 at 8:56 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hi Denise,
I just found the picture on another website. Click here: http://activerain.com/blogsview/2774983/speechless-sunday-your-excuse-is-invalid
Denise Wolf
February 12, 2012 at 9:08 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Thank you. Great picture of joy!
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