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So, after church today I took my youngest brother, Ryan, to the parade. He's almost ten years younger than me, yet has a personality almost identical to mine.

In the middle of the parade a man who was passing out candy stopped and started talking to him (in a non-creepy way). He said something along the line of "you seem like a really special and unique kid." Here's something that I'm not giving anyone else. He gave Ryan a candy mustache. As odd as it sounds, it made my brother's day. It wasn't so much the fact that someone had given him something, but the fact that he was called special. I hadn't really thought of anything about the situation until he came home and talked about it to both of my parents and my other brother, then proceeded to call our grandmother and cousin, lamenting about how someone had acknowledged him as something other than just "some kid."

There's two things I really thing I can relate to my life out of this.

#1 kids set our example for faith. it's such an awesome time in life. There's so much to be learned from it.
The bible commands us to have childlike faith, though I feel that I don't always understand the depth. living in faith is living in words, no question. If someone came up to me and was like "here's to you, special girl," i'd probably think of it as sarcasm...... or just be really freaked out. We question everything. Perhaps this is what I do to God in similar situations.

#2 Serving Others, Lately, i've felt called to just served in the oddest ways. I absolutely love making people feel that they are appreciated, love, and respected. Like kids, small, nice remarks to others leave a lasting impact. It's one of the best ways to make someone's day.


So yeah, just thought i'd share this! Other than that, life's good! Being stretched. Learning. Although things aren't always easy, I love every second of it. I wouldn't have it any other way.

Shalom.