children

there are things in life that i greatly love. one of those are children.

the other is being a smart ass.

i'm not sure if this is a good combo (esp since my calling is to preach) but let me explore this a little bit and hear me out. i really love kids. i mean REALLY love kids....they're not even mine and i love them. i would say from the ages of 4-18 are my favorite.

i reckon this explains the whole youth/campus ministry idea for my career and i suppose even when i get a pulpit my congregation will be like my 'flock'.
my job is very relational based, which works for me since for the most part i am a very social person...naturally.
however, adam and i were discussing how i have a child-like presence about me. at first i was a tad bit hurt by this. why after all i turn 26 in a few months....and well i do love taylor swift
but then adam and i got to discussing and this is exactly how i relate to teenagers. i mean i relate to everyone...and this is a gift but somehow in my petite stature and my amine eyes (please explain this someone) people trust me before they even 'know' me.
i'm digging the purple hair and the wings...maybe amine eyes aren't so bad.

i do like to color, i do sleep w/ a stuffed animal....sometimes ish...sorta not really, and i do love kid stuff.
i think adam and i are both glad i'm not like typical women or rather the gross majority of...for the sensory of my blog 'particular-demanding' women.

but back to the point.....lately i've had this desire to have kids, which is WEIRD. when you have kids that are yours, they're not just yours for a few hours they're yours 24 hours, 7 days a week, 18 + years...woah. that's huge.

i would have to set an example
..a good one.

i hope adam and i can stay silly and not take ourselves or our kids too seriously.
not that i think i ever have to worry about adam being overly serious about anything.


hopefully i won't be that poor patronizing mother who coos at her kid while her kid looks at her like urg she's doing it again....
let's just hope for the sake of my petite stature and the genetics of both adam and i's large head that we have twins the first round so we can knock it out.

also for those of you who are new to following el blog the kids are andrew and lauren. they are twins and my favorite now 6 year olds. they belong to my dear dear friends thomas and becky.