Monday, August 23, 2010

Now I See

Last week, I had Lasik surgery. It's pretty amazing that in ten minutes a surgeon can use lasers to correct vision that has been poor for most of my thirty years.

My eyes haven't completely adjusted to their new lives without contacts or glasses, and they get tired after staring at the computer screen for too long. Hopefully, I will be able to get over that quickly and get back to writing.

I loved reading your comments on my previous post. Everyone had some great things to say about why we write.

From the beginning, I've questioned why I have this desire to write, and I learn more and see it differently with every step I take. I often think about a scene from Hinds Feet in High Places by Hannah Hurnard. I was going to try to describe it, but I couldn't do it justice. Here's an excerpt:

Still there was silence, a silence as of the grave, for indeed she was in the grave of her own hopes and still without the promised hinds' feet, still outside the High Places with even the promise to be laid down on the alter, Much-Afraid repeated the glorious promise which had been the cause of her starting for the High Places. "The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet and he will make me to walk upon mine High Places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments" (Hab. 3:19)
The priest put forth a hand of steel, right into her heart. There was a sound of rending and tearing, and the human love, with all its myriad rootlets and fibers, came forth.


That's my prayer. That God will rip out all of my hopes and dreams and make space for His love and His dreams for my future.

11 comments:

  1. Congrats on the Lasik. Five years out from my surgery, I still have 20/15 vision. So hang in there, it gets so much better!

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  2. Oohhh, I'm jealous! I've had glasses since I was 6 and would LOVE to get rid of them!

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  3. Julie, I'm so thrilled the Lasik surgery went smoothly and that you're seeing better than ever. I'm trying to get contacts tomorrow. I've need glasses more and more, and the hot humid weather makes them messy at best.

    Keep writing. You're young and you have so much time to develop your craft. Blessings indeed!

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  4. I had Lasik about 5 years ago and LOVE it! It took me awhile (a few years) to see at night because of the halo effect but now is great!

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  5. It's amazing what doctors and technology can do these days. I hope your eyes regain their strength soon!

    What a beautiful prayer. :)

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  6. Feel better! I can't wait to gear report of your new 20/20 vision! ANd What a wonderful excerpt! I pray the Lord do the same for me.

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  7. Powerful excerpt! Definitely the kind that sticks with you. Thanks for sharing!

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  8. Oh wow, you are a brave lady! :) Sometimes when I get frustrated with wearing glasses and contacts - ugh, what a pain - I fantasize about getting Lasik. But anything with eyes makes me squeamish. Maybe someday I'll toughen up and think seriously about it! And I've often questioned why I feel the need to write, but I'm beginning to understand that there is no question - it's just what I do. :)

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  9. Hooray for good eyesight! I hope the issues clear up quickly. And thank you for that beautiful excerpt.

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  10. Oh wow!! Didn't realize you had surgery, Julie! Glad it went well!

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