Become as a child: submissive, meek, humble, patient and full of love

It always goes back to those children's books that now we read and think 'how did we ever fall for this stuff'. A cow jumping over the moon doesn't make sense and neither does the woman who eats a fly. The personification of animals led me to believe my stuffed animals came alive when I wasn't watching. Life didn't have to make sense back then. We didn't have to ask where morality and immorality crossed. We never had to ask questions about how we take pride, but do not become prideful. Do I believe in human suffrage, but ignore the poor and needy? These were not questions we asked. In our minds, cows could jump over moons as easy as Mary Kate and Ashley Olson solved the crime before dinner time. That was real to us because reality wasn't defined. Up until they made us define it.

Now we take the scientific method and in less than a minute we can resolve any problem of a five year old. But let's not downplay the rightful emotions of a little girl who's being ignored on the playground or the little boy who they called chubs. We were resilient back then; however, each child received his own. We handled our trials of the time, and today, it is nothing less. We handle a reality we still want to ignore and still pretend doesn't exist. We don't understand reality like we assumed we one day would. All of a sudden, I'm still the awkward 14 year old who cares so much about being accepted, the six year old who was just told Santa Claus isn't real, or the twenty-one year old who didn't think she would have to start all over.

I'll still tell the same stories to my kids. And I can only hope that their imagination grows. It's not about what's impossible. It's building that idea that we make things possible. Today, we don't cancel out anything. We have faith in tomorrow and we take action today: to love, to cherish, and to will our strength to the Lord. In every touch - we touch softly. In every kiss- we kiss sweetly. In every laugh - we laugh longer. In every dream - we dream big.

Tonight, you're who I touch. Tonight, you're who I kiss. Tonight, you're the reason for my smile. Tonight, I dream of you.