Thanksgiving Day 13 - My sense of Touch

And the last of the five senses I am thankful for, but certainly not the least, is my sense of touch. Our sense of touch is important in so many ways, as it serves to alert us when something is hot, cold, prickly, slippery, smooth, etc. And it's not just located on one specific area of the body, but we can feel things all over our body through our skin! Isn't that amazing?? Did you know the most sensative areas of your body are your hands, lips, face, neck, tongue, fingertips, and feet? And that there are about 100 touch receptors in each of your fingertips?

The blind use their fingertips to learn how to read Braile by feeling the patterns of the raised dots on their paper. I'm sure they are very thankful to have their sense of touch to rely on in the absense of their sight. The Lord definitely knew what He was doing when he created us with the sense of touch throughout our bodies.....to serve as more of a protective measure than anything, but lets not forget there are many other ways we enjoy touch.

For all you "huggers" out there, there is nothing better than a warm hug from someone you care about, and it's a way of showing affection to your friends when you greet them. For a lot of you, physical touch is your love language, according to Gary Chapman's book Five Love Languages, so this becomes a very important way of communicating as well. Not to mention a very important way of connecting in other ways....huh huh hummmm!

I don't know about you, but I am very thankful for my sense of touch. Thank you God for creating us to "feel" life!