Children

I love how children are so unashamedly, unafraid to approach people.

I've been having a rough couple days with some personal things and I went on site today after reading a sucky email, and just wanted to cry. So, I spill out what's up to one of my summer staffers and he gives me a hug and he tells me to leave that behind and concentrate on the task at hand.

These beautiful children that I can love on and be loved on in return.

And as soon as I took my last sorry-for-myself breath, I turn around and this little guy is standing behind me and asks me to take a picture.

Then of course he wanted to see the picture... and then he wanted to use the fancy camera. So at first I kept the strap around my neck as I let him play and he took numerous pictures of the most random things, but then he wanted to take a picture of me, so I let him. Then he also proceeded in telling me to take pictures of random things, and I obliged.

And, then I wanted a picture of the two of us, so I asked the same encouraging summer staffer that I mentioned above to take it. And... just like that, this child made all those worries go away, because it isn't about grades or school or home or time or me and my wants. It's about God. It's about love. And God is love. And without love, life is pointless and everything is dead.

Thank you little children. Thank you Abba.