Disability? OR NOT?

This morning I received this picture in my inbox:

And then a bit later, I received this one of her at the heater vent:

And both made my heart smile!

How could I not run home for lunch to see this little miracle?

Upon arrival, I noticed that a book we had ordered on sign language arrived so Lucy and I sat down and began to learn and practice signs together:

"Mama"
"Dada"
"Nana"
"Grandpa"
"Sissy"
"Brother"

On it went. Looking at the book, trying the sign and Lucy soaking up every minute.

Eventually Doug wandered in and he commented on the fact that Lucy can not turn her wrists or forearms like we can. When you go to give her soap in her hand, you have to physically turn her hand to get her arm to be palm up. So, we started to doing this to her. Turning her hands, trying to get her to straighten out her arms and twist her wrist.

Of course, before long Lucy was giggling like crazy and Doug and I were both smiling ear to ear.
I leaned in, kissed Lucy on the forehead, and said, "I love you!"

With all my heart I meant this. Here sits this little girl, with characteristics that many would call disabilities.
Abnormalities.
Disorders.
Faults.
Non-normal, atypical behavior.

And yet, I LOVE HER!

I do. More than words can express.
More than the faults on the outside.
More than the world's perception of her...

I LOVE HER! And to me, there is no disability. There is no abnormality. There is no fault.

There is just Lucy!

And then I said to Doug, "This has a blog post in it!"

You see, this is how we are to God.
We have faults. Insecurities. Abnormalities. Fears.
But He sees us as a BEAUTIFUL CREATION! As HIS creation! Created not to be kept full of faults and weaknesses and abnormalities...but created in HIS LIKENESS...to be BEAUTIFUL and FULL and LOVELY.
HE looks down on our weakness, our abnormality, our fears, our disability and says,

"COME TO ME!" and "IN ME YOU ARE MADE WHOLE!"

Ah...I love Lucy and what she is allowing us to glean about God!!!