I guess it is summer

I am using a larger font today because I don't have much to say.  But I want this to look like there is a lot.  The picture above is of a small (9 inch) wooden statue we have in the backyard.  It represents Jesus walking with a child. 

June is a month for children.  You will see kids all over the place in the next few weeks.  (Please drive carefully.)  Residential streets will be populated by teenagers on skateboards as will the local malls.  Playgrounds and parks will yield the screams of smaller kids on swings, slides and sandboxes.  This is hard to write about because I am far removed from my own childhood and I can't identify with what it is like to grow up in the year 2006.  I am sure that the contrasts between say 1978 and 2006 are many.  For one thing there is a lot more going on indoors now than there was then; video games, cartoon channels and personal computers with Chat and Email options come to mind.  I watch my nephews manipulate a mouse or turn on a playstation and I marvel at their ability to navigate this brave new world .  I see the kids at the malls with their cell phones and portable internet devices.  I wonder how much information they are actually processing in their minds.  It must be a lot of fun but at the same time it must be overwhelming.  There wasn't as much stimulus around when I was a kid.  But I have gone far from where I intended to be.  Summer is such a special time and we are just entering the season so I am excited.  As I mentioned the kids will be out and I still believe that we are a village, though a much larger one.  I am trying to allude to the quote, "It takes a village to raise a child."  We should all be watchfull of the children around us in the next few months.  Watch for things or situations that may harm them.  Be good role models.  And, if you get the chance, join them in their revelries.  It might be good for you as well as for them.  Here is a canadian site with tips on how to keep kids safe, just in case you want to check it out: http://www.sickkids.ca/safekidscanada/default.asp