Little Hearts

Any of you who know me just a weeee little bit would know that I love kids! I strongly believe they're a precious gift that you just can't return. I've always had a passion for loving kids and being there for them, always.

I began babysitting when I was 12 years old. It was a learning process as to firgure out when a baby cries what s/he wants, food, diaper change, binker, so many things that could be wrong. As time went on I started to figure out what cries were for what need. It's so neat for me to be with these kids as they grow up. Some of these kids I've watched since they were babies (3 weeks and +) and now they are 3 and 4 years old, if not older! Kids bring such joy to my day. Knowing that some of the kids could have poor backgrounds but that they know they will have a good day with me! Maybe they don't get equal love from their parents, or enough attention individually and that's what I try to do. Make them all feel simply special.

When I was mentoring the Middle Schoolers, I heard a few of the most heartbreaking stories from some of my girls. Its's so hard to be "okay" with what's going on in kids' lives nowadays. So many twisted stories of abuse and neglect and knowing that some of them CPS can only help so much. Wishing that I could open my home to hundreds of kids but I can't there's only so much I can do.

Well these little hearts just need a little love and someone who cares for them...

~Haley~