Through Holly’s Eyes

Our daughter, Holly, was born color blind. It is rare for a girl but even more rare to the extent she had it. For years I just thought she just had a very colorful personality. She didn’t know that she would wear socks that didn’t match and what we thought were new styles of clothing. It wasn’t until we had taken her to the eye doctor for a checkup that we learned of her diagnosis.

Her sisters volunteered to color coordinate her socks for her but on a routine basis poor Holly would come downstairs with one sock one color and the other sock another color. She never knew the beauty of autumn, or how gorgeous a peacock is. She always wanted to wear black because it is what she felt most comfortable in.

Her senior year of high school I asked her what she wanted to focus her studies in. She said she wanted to be a photographer. I immediately cringed thinking to myself all she could do was black and white photos. I immediately felt conviction in my heart. We serve a prayer answering God and I believe in miracles I was limiting God. I turned to her and told her to pray, that there was nothing too hard for God and when she delights in Him He will give her the desires of her heart. (Psalm 37:4)

A couple of months went by while we diligently prayed for her healing. Her bedroom was downstairs in the basement. She woke up one day in May and went upstairs. When she got to the top of the stairs she saw a bright light that was so bright it blinded her, she closed her eyes and she fell into the wall. When she opened her eyes she realized for the first time in her life she could see colors all around her. She ran around the house looking at everything. She called me and at work and told me what happened.

It was a miracle! She spent the day outside looking at the sky, the pool water, the grass, the trees, the flowers, everything! Her younger sister sat her down and taught her the color wheel. God had heard her cry. He stepped in and healed her.

In June we were celebrating my grandson’s first birthday. We were making monkey cupcakes and using M & M’s for eyes. Holly kept playing with the candy. I asked her what she was doing. She simply said, “I never knew M & M’s came in all these colors. They are beautiful.” I hadn’t even noticed. I slipped into the other room and cried.

That autumn we could barely get Holly inside. She was always outside staring at the beautiful fall colors. That winter it snowed and she screamed in delight, “I didn’t know snow is so white! I thought it was gray!” We quickly told her to stay away from the yellow snow!

No matter what a doctor says, our God is able to heal. He is able to give hope when there is no hope. He is able to heal when there is no chance of healing. We take so much for granted every day that if we aren’t careful the beauty that surrounds will pass us by unappreciated, unnoticed.  Today, Holly is one of the best photographers I have ever seen because she sees the beauty around us that we have grown desensitized and accustomed to and makes us see it through her eyes…

Thank you Holly for sharing your miracle with us and helping us to see life in a whole new light.