Forever a Child

Have you ever spent the day with a "Forever" child? Have you ever spent the day with someone whose body grows, but their mind doesn't?

I had the privilege of doing exactly that a few days ago. I watched as we traversed the mall, how, around every corner, she found a new world of exiting things to touch, to feel, to explore. Its amazing how she found wonder in things that normal people tend to take for granted.

Content with exploring, we went to every store checked out every booth seemingly content to just look. Not until the very last ten minutes of our shopping journey, did she even consider buying. She just talked about the cares of a little child as she ran her fingers through racks and racks of clothes, bin of beads and necklaces, and other items of fancy. Her spoils from that day? Nothing much -- just a small teddy bear, which she made at Build-a-Bear.

Isn't interesting how a fourteen year old girl would find amusement in a teddy bear?

It seems as we grow up and get further down this road we call life, we tend to forget the wonder in everyday things.

Maybe we can take a lesson from the life of a "Forever" child and notice that some of the things that are worth looking for are right under our noses, waiting to be discovered. That childlike wonder should grace our character always and forever.