My class at church helped put on a lunch over at Contact where we helped serve their church family. My main job was to play with kids.. which isn't really a job to me. The coolest part was the fire department came, raised up their ladder, and shot water off of it from about four stories up. The kids were rioting over it. They were sprinting around this huge field trying to get hit by the flood coming down on them. Of course some of the kids didn't want to go in unless they had an adult (can't believe I'm calling myself that) with them, so I just scooped up one and off I went. Thankfully I've been to Contact before and knew I would have kids climbing all over me so I came prepared and didn't wear my best clothes.
I want to let you in on something. You want to let kids know you love them? Get down on their level. Be silly with them. Don't be afraid to get wet because you're hair and makeup are done or because you are in jeans. That's how you serve kids. You do what you must to let them know you love them. Just like you would with any other person of any age. That's why I love kids. You don't have to actually be anything for them to appreciate you. They don't see your education, wardrobe, money. They see your heart. If you show them you don't think of them as only children, they will receive your love that much more.
Sorry for the lecture. I just can't get enough of kids and making sure they know they are loved and wanted. When children feel loved they grow up to be better adults. And that's why I thank God He has blessed me with a heart for children. I wouldn't want it any other way.
A few of the kids.
After she decided it was too scary for us to handle.
Trying to get to the place where I believe this every moment of my life <3
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