The Little Girl

There's some things in life I never want to grow out of....Running outside barefoot in the rain, collecting pretty rocks, taking pictures of flowers, baking cookies for friends, making games out of cleaning the house with little kids, fixing my hair and trying to look pretty, or giggling with my girlfriends, gazing up at the starry skies, wading in rocky streams without worrying about staying on the rocks and keeping dry, climbing trees, running down hills.  Deep inside - and sometimes I can't help but let it out - there's a little girl in me.  Someone who needs friends and family to be loved by and to love, someone who just has to be real - even when it means showing my ignorance sometimes, and admitting that I'm blonde.  The little girl who prays that God will help her find the little things she's lost, (only now it's bigger things, like my phone, ID card, or more often my reading glasses).  The little girl who just wants to make other people feel happy, loved, and appreciated.  The little girl who admires her Daddy who can do everything - you can never grow out of wanting someone to look up to.  The little girl who just wants to talk through her struggles with someone a bit more logical and level headed than herself.  The little girl who needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes, but knows she's not on her own in making her big decisions, there are others there with wisdom to share.  The little girl who just loves the freedom of the outdoors, the fun times with friends, the energy she finds from spending time with little children....Because life is made up of the simple joys, the carefree spirit, the enthusiasm about life, the thankful spirit, the contented heart.  Because life is really very beautiful when you just take time to enjoy it, and see it through the eyes of a little child.  "Let the little children come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven."  How thankful I am that the hand Who is there to guide me, the ultimate Daddy, the One I will always be able to look up to - even when miles separate me from friends or family - is Jesus!  The one who blessed the little children hundreds of years ago!