When the essential is invisible

Books and Bairns posted a gem recently: "If you have eyes to see."

"Before long, you are looking at your old couch--which has hosted some of the best moments of your family's homeschooling history on its worn, welcoming lap--and wondering how it looks to eyes that don't see the beauty of a thousand read-alouds, of sick babies comforted, of anxieties soothed, of 'Momma, can I get a cuddle?'"