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I'm thankful for children.

I think of the kids at VBS I got to lead (and follow) last week.  There was quiet Kegan with a sweet, crinkly-eyed smile that was all the more special because he only let it shine occasionally.  He was faster than all the other kids when we played "asleep, awake"- a form of duck duck goose...

There was Jay, a bundle of energy, love and curiosity in the shape of a boy.  Jay  has a big laugh and loves anything dealing with people or tools, from a pencil to an airplane he can throw around the gym.  He was proud to have the loudest singing voice in his music class and often asked, "Did I do good?" 
Jay's sweet smile and his efforts to do his best to listen though it was HARD when there was so much stimulation around him, are priceless. 

Halley is a little sprite of a girl who gazed around with big eyes at everything around her silently.  Walking through the hallway, she sometimes would lift her hands and twirl, seemingly just for that simple joy of spinning and her dress floating around her.  She did not talk much, but at the most unexpected times would run up and give a teacher a hug and a smile, with two words... "Thank you." 

It is like she is straight out of a fairy book.

So many WONDERFUL VBS kids...  Then this weekend, I visited family for my brother's graduation party.  Two kiddos were there, a gal age 5 and a boy, 18 months.  The girl, Krissy, LOVED to talk about her favorite things and LOVED a red balloon she carried with her.  She giggled when playing "toss the balloon" finding it the funniest thing ever when the balloon "tried to escape."

The little man, Danny, loved sharing.  He found confetti on the floor and would walk up to everyone-- "Uh?" and smile, holding out confetti.  He went on a gator ride with my cousin and her boyfriend, and you could hear him squeal with delight.

Society in general treasures kids... We love their quirks, adore them from their Skittle-sized toes to their button noses, enjoy their fancies and can't help but get excited along with them at the workings of the world. 

Just maybe God feels that way about us adults, too. We are often referred to as His children in the Bible.

Anyway, I needed to spill my guts out. I'm thankful for kids.
And God... is thankful for you.