AROMA

For some reason, I've been tuning in more to the smells around me. That may sound bizarre, but hear me out. When was the last time you cut open an orange, put it in your face and just inhaled the aroma? Go do it right now. It is amazing! And what about outside smells? Since I've started running outside I've been noticing all the different smells, even the not so great ones. Honeysuckle is everywhere right now and just going outside and taking a big whiff is so invigorating. Even the horse farm I ran past this morning smelled great. Am I weird? I don't know and I don't really care. Maybe I've just been taking my senses for granted.

Last week I went to our end of the year homeschool group meeting. One of our speakers owns a tea business. She brought along several wonderful teas for us to enjoy and taught us a thing or two about how to make them. I've enjoyed tea before, but when I had these teas, it was like I had never tasted tea before. You didn't just drink them; first you had to smell them. Green tea with almond smelled so yummy and tasted even better.

I think our senses overlap sometimes. In Psalms, David writes, "Taste and see that the Lord is good." Tasting can be a way of seeing. I think our sense of smell can work in the same way. So take the time to inhale everything out there. And thank the God who gives us all these things to enjoy!