{Day 216 }

Part one, two, and three.

“Slow children at play”.  (Always thought that there should be a comma after slow…ahem whatever.) 😉  I bet you’ve seen that sign before while driving through a neighborhood or a school zone area or park.  What can I learn from this sign is what I was wondering?  The importance of translating the meaning of this road message into my life is incredibly significant.  You see I’m the “baby” of the family.  I have an older sister and brother and when I was younger I looked up to them SO much.  In fact I wanted to dress similar, do what they did, and I even began to talk like my older sister.  To the point that people would comment on it.  I looked up to people older than me.  (Still do actually!)  Now that I’m “older” I realize that younger people look up to me.  And that is a bit scary.  Because what am I teaching them by just living?  When I’m not paying attention what is their attention picking up?  Children catch a lot more than you’d think…and usually they gather more from what you do than from what you say.  Typically they don’t process whether or not what they are learning is healthy or not until they are older.  Even when they are older they will often follow in someone’s footsteps even if they know something is wrong because they look up to that person.  And this screams at me to be careful.  Am I going slow enough to involve them in my life?  Do I see them as people? No, really?  Not just a silly little one but a person with dreams, fears, joys, and a future that is being affected by right now?  I can’t stress enough how important this is… Please consider it? Be involved in a younger person’s life.  Let them know that they are loved, valued, and important.  That’s how you change the world.  One person at a time.

UPDATE!!!!  $57,249.54  AHHHHHHHH SO HAPPY! OVER the 57K mark.  Next goal $57,500. 😀  There are still beautiful children that need mattresses and these beds cost $50 each.  Would you be willing to help a child sleep better?  If so please leave a comment in the box provided when you are donating that that is what you want your money to go towards. 🙂

P.S. While visiting my dear, dear friend in CO last week she said I don’t post enough pics of myself.  Awkward but ok.  I’ll try to do better everyone!

P.P.S Sometimes you just need to throw on jeans, cotton shirt, and flats…