Reverting Back To Childhood- Bueno!

It is week three being Laura the nanny. I feel like in my short existence I have worn a few different hats in life. Laura the accident prone youth (no lie, broke the same ankle three times in a year and a half). Laura the talkative (hehe, I still wear that hat from time to time). Laura the nerd (I used to be the biggest teacher's pet ever... sigh. Now I am just a nerd for no reason). Laura the college student. Laura the Young Life leader. Laura the food scientist.

Laura the nanny is very different. I get to be a kid again. No lie. I watch Noggin. I have snack time. I go to preschool

(well, just to pick up Caleb). I have nap time (well... Noah naps, I watch TV and do YL work). Life is much simpler.

I even get to do cool things like take Caleb to the aquarium. There is something so fascinating about how a kid can be captivated by the smallest thing. When we first got to the aquarium Caleb was immediately in awe of the fish. Okay, I can't lie, fish are really cool, but he though EVERY one was the most amazing thing. Even the not-as-cool fish were UHmazing in his eyes. It makes you wonder, what happens to us as we grow up? When did we stop seeing each new thing in front of us as something to be in awe of, and

instead just take things for granted? When did I start going through life carrying a million worries around with me, missing all of the beauty that I get to experience

every day? Heck, why didn't I realize how awesome nap time and snack time were? Okay, I have always loved snack time, nap time was the issue when I was a kid.

My challenge to myself in this next year is to fall in love with creation again. To try and see life through the eyes of a child and be captivated by what I see and do each day. I hope to see God in everything and in everyone. And maybe I am being too much of a dreamer in all this, but who cares. Kids get so much more than we do. It's like we grow up and forget to have fun, real fun, forget the joy in playing, forget to enjoy the little things. Well no more. Laura the nanny has some childlike tendencies that she thinks will be a good thing to bring back.