Pinwheels

I went into the Gardens of Matter Park today and noticed these beautiful blue and silver pinwheels spinning as the wind blew through them.  These pinwheels were called "Pinwheels for Prevention."  There is a sign that reads:

"The pinwheel is a symbol of a happy, carefree childhood.  This pinwheel garden represents what we all want for every child in Grant County."

In front of the pinwheel garden is a statue of a little girl helping her younger brother with his homework while they both sit on a log bench.  They both have smiles and faces of joy on them.

Finally on the stamped cement path you see these words below the statue:

"A person is a person no matter how small"

These 3 images capture the heart of our desire and dream to create and build the Marion New Life Academy (MNLA).

-Each child matters at MNLA - no matter how small.
-Each child should live with joy and let it show on their faces no matter what they are doing - homework or anything else.
-Each child should be able to live care free and not worry about their next meal, bath, pants or shoes.

It is when we forget the words of Jesus that children are to come to Him (Matthew 9:13-15) that we think selfishly and not selflessly.

-A child is not for your financial benefit
-A child is not to be used as leverage or a bartering tool to get your way
-A child is not to be merely a result of an act of impulse or carelessness
-A child is a gift, a treasure that when found we do everything to ensure their health and well-being.

We are all God's children and He treasures us.  Just like the man who found a treasure in a field and sold everything he had to be able to purchase that field. (Matthew 13:44)

We need to treasure our children this way!  How?  We show them they are treasured by the way we treat our marriage, our homes, our parenting and how we decided to treat every other choice in every aspect of life.

Help these Pinwheels be blowing at Matter Park, help that statue be more than bronzed images of 2 kids, and help the words be more than colorful letters on a path.  Let's make them a picture of the reality of our homes, community and Marion New Life Academy!