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I learn so much from watching children play...from teaching them to love, have concern for others, to share, to dream, to create...

I am abundently blessed to be able to do what I do.  It is an amazing journey...not easy, but AMAZING!

I wanted to share today's "lesson" with you.  Three of the little boys in my care were playing "superhero."  This is a favorite game of theirs.  Someone is the hero, the villian, the victim.  Its always the same scenerio.  Sometimes the tempers will flare and someone will actually get offended, but for the most part, its simply fun "practice" for the problems in their lives that they are working out in a play setting.

Today, the "hero" heard the cry of the victim and rushed over to say, "Don't worry little one (something I call them), I will SAVE THE DAY!!!"  This was just precious.  At 3 he was certain he could "save the day."

What innocent, precious confidence. I absolutely love his resolve and tenderness toward another.  How refreshing that our children are already hard-wired to lend a hand, to save another in distress.  At what point do some loose this selflessness?  It is very sad indeed, but true.  As adults we all too often decide who is worthy of our help, our time, our resolve.  As innocent children we simply respond to need.  I see this everyday in their "play." 

May we always seek to "save the day" for someone in distress.  It often times only takes the act of acknowledgement that someone is in need.  Others times it will be committment of resources...but it will always be worth it.