Being a Kid Again

As I enter my 42nd year, I find myself acting more and more like a child. Some examples:

Purple and turquoise are my colors!

My new glasses - Not only are they very colorful and fun, they are ACTUALLY kid's frames. Yes, my face is so petite and narrow that I need kid's frames to fit it. My last glasses always felt too big for my face, and now I know why. I need to shop in the kid's section.

I am Superwoman!

My running shoes: I bought pink wings to dress up my shoes. They're called Shwings. They are awesome. Do they make me go faster? Probably not. But does that really matter? My shoes have WINGS.



The Spider War: My son and I are engaged in a spider war. Last year, I bought a bag of cheap black spiders for his birthday party/Halloween. He decided to put them everywhere this year, including one in the shower. Every morning, I move the spider to somewhere else to scare him, and then he moves it to scare me, and so on. Some examples of places the spider has found itself:

On top of the shampoo

On the showerhead

On his washcloth

                           













I am still working on my Halloween costume, but suffice it to say it involves purple legwarmers, a headband with a bow, cheap bangly bracelets, a pair of leggings and a sweater. I am going back to my childhood for our church's annual Trunk or Treat, and I can't wait to dance around to my '80s music (and embarrass my child completely).

I have always liked the term "childlike." To me, it means trying to be as awed by life as a child is, to enjoy each day, to take nothing for granted, to be happy because God is good. It doesn't mean ignoring all of the bad things in the world, or hiding from them, but rather accepting that they are there, but so are all the wonderful things that make me smile.

Being in my 40s has freed me, in a way. I am going to do what makes me happy, even if it seems silly to someone else. Because, what frankly, who cares what they think?

Life is good today. I am going to enjoy today with all I have. That's what children do, and we could learn a valuable lesson from them.