The gift of sight is and will always remain one of our most precious gifts. It keeps the world around us from being a blur.

I had no inkling that Robert had a problem with his eyesight until he was tested at school and a note was sent home.

Immediately after receiving the note from the school nurse, we made an appointment with an eye specialist.

It was as I suspected.

Glasses were prescribed for Robert.

The day Robert got his first pair of glasses, he came home, picked up the ole’ tom cat, and began hugging him.

He looked into Bingo’s face, and his face lit up with surprise.

I will never forget the feeling that came over me.

Out of the blue, I suddenly heard my little boy said, “Momma, did you know cats have eyes?”

The day began his age of discovery, and, as far as I know, it has never ended.

I wuz just thinking …