WE ARE ALL GOD’S CHILDREN

“Sometimes the things we can’t change end up changing us instead.” — Unknown

I have traveled the globe many times — enough to know that the world comes in many shapes, colors, and sizes. We are all different, especially when it comes to our children.

If you follow me at all, you already know that children hold a deep and special place in my heart. You know that I see children as more than our future but the very heart and soul of who we are. They are our greatest teachers and sweet reminders that, in the eyes of God, we are all children — innocent, full of joy and love. If we let them, children will show us the way back to our true selves. They will lead us to the happiness and peace we seek.

In short, children are magic. They are why a pregnant woman glows. She is filled with promise, hope, and the Divinity of the Universe. It is why the passing world will stop and smile at a pregnant woman, touch her belly, and maybe ask her when she’s due, or how she’s feeling, or if she knows whether she’s going to have a boy or girl. The expecting mother will smile back and usually say something like, “Oh, it doesn’t matter, as long as the child is healthy.”

Healthy is a tricky word. It is a label we often put on someone else, one that makes us think of other labels, like good or bad, happy or sad, right or wrong. And of course, we…