Levi got glasses this year (4th grade). He wanted them, and he got them. His prescription is a -1, I believe.

I used to wear glasses. I got mine in 6th grade. I wanted them, too. Then I got them, and hated wearing them. My eyes got worse and worse until they levelled out around 20-450--that's right, to see clearly, I had to be 20 feet away from something that you (the normal eyeballer) could see from 450. Sheesh.

Then Dr. Kleinart entered my life with is little laser machine. A few minutes under the beam, a few weeks of goofy eye-protectors, and now I see like a champ. Not a real Champ--there was no contest or anyting. But I see better than you...

Sometimes we need help correcting the things that are wrong with us. Dr. K helped me see better. Glasses help Levi see better. Those are the problems we can fix. God helps us fix the kinds of problems that are too big for us to handle. Sin separates us from God, and we can't ever overcome taht separation on our own. But while we were still cut off from God by our sin, God loved us. He sent us a rescuer--Jesus. He sacrificed himself to atone for our sins. When we ask God to forgive our sins, we are made right again. I love that, even if I don't totally understand all of the mysterious workings of God.

New glasses, new contacts, new surgical procedures...new life. Not a bad deal...