An Aroma

The American Heritage Dictionary defines aroma as "a pleasant characteristic odor."
Webster defines aroma as "a distinctive pervasive and usually pleasant or savory smell."

Just recently I had an ENT suggest that I could possibly have nose hypersensitivity, which could prove why I get so many headaches and sinus pain, all because of smells to the nasal area. A smell. Not an aroma a smell. I can smell anything too - I think I've been blessed with the gift of smell - ha ha. And there are certain smells that can almost instantly trigger an immediate headache. But this morning I awoke to sweet, smelling aromas.

You could not have convinced me that bad breath or stinky feet would have been a "pleasant" or "savory" smell to me 6 plus years ago.

This morning after I rolled out of bed and made dad's lunch, I hear a sweet humming song coming from my little boy's room. The door is cracked slightly and I push open the door to find a sweet, smelling aroma greet me. I have to say his puppy breath, morning breath, after-school breath is all the same, even after he brushes his little teeth in the morning and before bed. So I tip toe in and kiss his little cheek and take a quick sniff of his breath. His room is literally filled with his unique smell that blends in perfectly with his little breath. When he was a little baby I would hold and smell him and smell him and smell him. His little fingers after he would suck on them would smell so wonderful...I could smell for hours. And, now, almost 8 years old he still smells so wonderful. I'm wondering if during the teenage years this blog will have the same aroma?

Then, there's my Love Bug. God designed her makeup entirely different. I can't quite find that bedroom smell when I crack open her door. Is it because she's a little princess and just smells instantly wonderful? Her aroma is soft and there's no other way to describe it. When you touch her skin after a bath, it's soft. When you take that first glimpse of her after a bath, she literally glows and and looks soft. When I hold her I find myself softly sniffing the top of her little head. And the only way to describe the smell is serene. Now, that's not to say she doesn't wake with stinky breath, but it's never a consistent aroma. Now I must admit, I still love the smell of her unique breath and the smell of her feet (her little feet have always sweat, so she definitely has been blessed with aroma!). Her little "aroma" is simply unique in a way way that is beyond explanation and really involves every sense, not just the nose!

Now, there's the aroma of coffee. Those that know me, understand how much mama loves her java in the AM! That's the aroma I'm currently savoring as I type this blog. There's something about that first brewed cup after you awake, isn't there? That's an aroma that triggers another instant smile to mama's face.






Aren't the senses just an amazing gift? This morning I feel happy. To experience smells and sights and sounds and touches that I never knew possible pre-kid days, is one of the sweetest aromas yet!


2 Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.