so i’ve come to a realization.
i have a major, major weakness:
children.
i love little kids.
love them love them love them.
yes they have way too much energy.
yes they get into things they shouldn’t.
yes they make messes.
yes they cry a lot.
yes they give me headaches way more often than necessary.
but they’re innocent.
nothing melts my heart quicker than to look into the big, captivating eyes of a little child or see them smile.
<<{landen martineau. happiest chunk on the planet}
once, my mom told me that little little children can see the light of Christ in our eyes. that made me feel special. i loved going to the grocery store or wherever and seeing all those little kids in the cart and have them be so happy and look at me and smile.
i’ve heard about a lot of different societies in which children are forced to grow up in the worst circumstances imaginable. i see pictures of children that have been through more than i care to know. it kills me.
so i’ve decided to do something about it.
people have always asked me what i want to do with my life. more so now that i’m in college and all grown up and whatnot. i’ve never really been able to answer them. i couldn’t think of anything that i would be willing to dedicate my life to.
then, after a comment made by my geography TA during a lecture on microcredit, and after cody smith told me about an accounting lecture i missed, and after spending a lot of time with my nieces and nephews, and after a lot of thought,
i realized that all i want to do is better the lives of children around the world. i feel like they deserve that much. i want them to have the same opportunities that i was blessed with. i want them to have a family that will take care of them. i want them to feel safe. i want them to know that anything is possible. i want them to have a place they can call home.
i want them all to be loved.
{bella mask. i can’t get over her eyes…or her hair}
is that so much to ask?
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