SUMMER SOUNDS OF CHILDREN...

ARE SO COMFORTING AND EXCITING TO ME. I THINK IT IS BECAUSE IT TAKES ME BACK TO A TIME WHERE I WAS THEM ONCE. I LOVE TO WALK OUTSIDE AND HEAR KIDS LAUGHING AND PLAYING DOWN THE STREET. WHEN I HEAR THEM PLAYING AND INTERACTING, A HUGE SMILE IS PLACED ON MY FACE. I WAS A KID ONCE, AND WISH SOMETIMES I COULD RELIVE THOSE MOMENTS. MEMORIES OF MY CHILDHOOD RUSH THROUGH MY MIND, AND MY HEART IS QUICKLY HAPPY FOR BEING ABLE TO ACTUALLY BE A KID. TIMES ARE A CHANGING, AND SOMETIMES CHILDREN DO NOT GET TO REALLY BE A KID. THIS COULD BE ANYTHING FROM A SINGLE MOM RAISING HER KIDS ON HER OWN, THEREFORE SOME CHILDREN HAVE TO GROW UP MORE QUICKLY THAN OTHERS, AND THIS COULD HAVE A MAJOR PROFOUND AFFECT ON THEM LATTER IN LIFE. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE ALL NEED TO LET OUR KIDS BE KIDS, THERE IS PLENTY OF TIME FOR THEM TO GROW INTO THEIR OWN SELVES. AS PARENTS, WE ARE HERE TO ENSURE THEY LEAD NORMAL AND HEALTHY LIVES. IF CHILDREN DO NOT GET TO EXPERIENCE LIFE THROUGH THE EYES OF BEING A CHILD, THAN IT COULD HAVE SOME MAJOR AFFECTS ON THEM IN ADULT YEARS. KIDS THESE DAYS ARE SOMEWHAT EXPECTED TO VEND AND THINK FOR THEMSELVES WAY TOO QUICKLY. WITH ADVANCES OF NEW TECHNOLOGY AND THE INTRODUCTION OF NON-FAMILY ORIENTED ISSUES, IT CAUSES OUR CHILDREN TO THINK THAT THEY ARE SOMEWHAT CAPABLE OF TAKING ON THE WORLD BY THEMSELVES. THIS IS ABSURD TO ME, FOR CHILDREN NEED TO BE CHILDREN, AND THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ARE DEALT WITH, WE AS PARENTS SHOULD LOOK INTO IT WITH A CHILD-LIKE PROSPECTIVE, AND KNOW THAT THEY ARE JUST CHILDREN. IT IS UP TO US TO MAKE SURE THEY LEAD A FULL AND MEANINGFUL LIFE. WE ARE THE EXAMPLES THEY LIVE BY, THEY ARE JUST BEING KIDS!

"HEAR, MY SON, AND RECEIVE MY SAYINGS, AND THE YEARS OF YOUR LIFE WILL BE MANY.


I HAVE TAUGHT YOU IN A WAY OF WISDOM; I HAVE LEAD YOU IN THE RIGHT PATHS.


WHEN YOU WALK, YOUR STEPS WILL NOT BE HINDERED,


AND WHEN YOU RUN, YOU WILL NOT STUMBLE.


TAKE FIRM HOLD OF INSTRUCTION, DO NOT LET GO;"


PROVERBS 4:10-13

WE ARE COMMANDED BY GOD TO TRAIN OUR CHILDREN IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND SET THE RIGHT EXAMPLES FOR THEM

MY CHILDREN BEING CHILDREN, HOW REWARDING AS A PARENT TO BE ABLE TO SEE MY CHILDREN LIVING LIFE AS THEY SHOULD!