Our technicolor world

It is not that I don't write for this blog,,,it IS that much of what I write gets set in moth balls never to be seen by other humans.



When the young man leading prayer in our Bible class mentioned my name, I flinched a little. And when he ended our petition for me to "return to normal," I could not help but smile. It reminded me of the man with the withered hand who constantly prayed for God to make both of his hands the same. Finally, God answered his plea; He made the other hand withered, also.



Some readers probably realize that I was scheduled during this time to have long-overdue surgery for cataracts. According to my appointments, first the right eye and, a week later, the left were to be operated on. Anyone who has met me in person knows that my body (and especially my head) can take off on its own with seismic tremor. I felt calm going into the first surgery even relaxed enough that I crossed my legs and laced my fingers together But, unbeknownst to me, my head had other ideas. Although I had warned the staff ahead that this could happen, they were not prepared for what did occur next. Some of my cloudy fluid escaped, causing some rather sizable :"floaters."



The doctors were afraid that they might need to hospitalize me in order to sedate me to remove the floaters at the same time as the left eye surgery. It looks like the floaters will continue to dissolve ; the second surgery is now scheduled for this Tuesday. When I ran into the surgeon at the appointment desk before the left eye surgery, he said, "We are ordering a really big strap this time." I am happy to report that the second went smoothly.


Meanwhile, I have discovered the world around me is brilliantly colored. This area of the country is so beautiful this time of year anyway...flowering bushes and trees and shrubs heralding fruits to follow. I had no idea my sight was so limited; it was like looking at the world through wax paper during a dust storm.

I feel like Calvin and Hobbes, having lived in a colorless world. Now things are too brilliant; "God is SO BIG!" Now I need a new photo for my blog. I do not have orange hair nor are my cheeks such a strange color. Besides, I am now viewing the world around me without glasses.