Painting and Playing with Kids

It's a little late, but I had such a fun afternoon I wanted to share it with you. :)

We got out of work at 3 so that we could go to this daycare. Kids come here so that they can do homework, play, and hangout while their parents sell food or other merchandise on the streets. The parents typically want their kids to be with them to help increase their sales, but some of the parents are out until 2am trying to earn money. I can't imagine that these kids have a very easy life.

So, at the daycare, the kids were so cute. They just wanted to hug you, hold your hand, and play with you. We played games with them and laughed so hard! :) It was a blast! They always wanted you, and made sure that you were included in the games. Sometimes the kids would come up to you and put their arms around you just because they wanted a hug. They were so animated and joyful. They melted my heart. 

We also painted a room with them. Paint got pretty much everywhere, but they wanted to help you and they loved sanding and painting the walls. For a while I had a girl on my back so that she could reach higher on the wall to sand. She thought that was such a great thing to do and continued to sand even though she could have been done.

Tonight during Bible Study we read Psalms 73. It talks about how the people of Israel are causing David to slip and how life is hard for him. In verse 23 it says "Yet I am always with you: you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and you will take me into glory." When I read about the part about how God holds us by our right hand it made me think about my afternoon with the kids. I started thinking about the other verses that tell us that we are children of God and I got a pretty clear picture of what being a child of God looks like. Full of joy and laughter. Coming for a hug and slipping your hand into His whenever you feel like it. Wanting Him, and being sure He is a part of your life because it is better with Him participating. Being dependent on Him because you couldn't reach different things without Him. I too often try to do things on my own and take life too seriously. I've known about being a child of God and depending on Him, but these kids were a good reminder and great picture for me to keep in mind as I continue to live life.

She was my main sanding and painting buddy. :)