Hearing

Went to my parents lakehouse this weekend to have Christmas since we will be in Fresno with Holly's family next week...we had a blast...literally. We did some duck hunting Sat. morning and evening. That night it was around 30 degrees wind chill and I had no hearing protection. Needless to say I has some temporary hearing loss that is just now clearing up. Here are some quick hits about lessons learned from losing hearing in one ear...

When you can't hear:

You can only hear yourself talk.

You cannot clearly understand what others are saying to you.

You quit trying to listen because remember...YOU CAN"T HEAR.

You have a hard time concentrating when others are talking.

Certain sounds hurt your ears (children screaming, Mariah Carey singing, etc)

People begin to think you are in the Secret Service because you are touching your ear so much.

Hearing yourself through a sound system sounds even weirder than normal.

The ringing gets old...REALLY OLD.

Several of these the Lord began to point out during our conversation about how well I am hearing Him. Point taken. It's not that I can't hear, it's just that I'm talking too much.