I took this picture to remind me of how fervently I prayed for a child; how much I needed to love and hold and care for a little one of my own.  As adults, we seem to lose the joy in the mundane, everyday things that need to be done.  I have vague memories when I was little of Mr. Bubble and letting my imagination take me someplace other than the bath.  It was a world of endless possibilities.  I am trying to be careful not to always rush my little one through this time.  As adults it seems we always need to hurry.  I don’t want to rob her of that dream time … of mermaids and spaceships and hidden treasure.  She has way more squeaky animals than you see pictured here; they just wouldn’t all fit on the windowsill.  The Scooby Doo and Hello Kitty used to hold soap.  Arctic animals frolic with jungle animals, barnyard animals romp with sea creatures, and carnivores are best friends with herbivores.  It is a sort of bath time utopia.  As she has grown, her delight in watching them simply bobble has turned into her verbalizing what each of them are and now to her creating stories about what they do and where they are going.  We made the alligator a dentist, the sheep a clothing designer, the dinosaur is sometimes lonely and looks for a friend to play with, the turtle talks about how important it is to be good to our planet, the sea otter just loves to play and the elephant pours tea for everybody from her trunk.  Whether you have children in your home or not, I think we all need to try and recapture some of the wonder and magic of our childhood.  Dare to dream; to be silly; to slow down.  Legendary American dream maker Walt Disney once said,

“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.”

I know my dreams came true when God granted me this child.  What are your dreams?  Pray for them; pursue them.  Mine seemed impossible … having someone to see mermaids with, to discover hidden treasure with, and to fly to the moon and back with.  I have gotten to do all of those things and I am looking forward to the myriad of adventures that await.