That time I was interviewed by an 8 year old.

An 8 year old asked me last night what my all time favorite activity was.

How is it that I couldn't think of it in that moment?

I listed my hobbies:  I love playing guitar, knitting, reading, road cycling, and watching professional cycling.  I love worshiping too...so decided that playing guitar had to be it.

She asked me a lot of other questions about me during dinner and shared her spunky sweet heart as well.

After dinner, we were driving to her house and deciding what to watch when we got home.

She asked if I liked Dancing With the Stars.  I explained that I have seen it a few times and did enjoy it but that I didn't have a TV at my house so haven't kept up with the show.

Her mouth dropped open - and stayed that way for quite some time.  Oh how I WISH I hadn't been driving and could have taken a picture!!   When she could speak again she asked cautiously "is there anything else you *don't* have at your house I should know about??"

It was a sweet evening that I enjoyed tremendously.

 ...it wasn't until she was fast asleep and I was driving home when I finally realized how I should have answered her first question of the evening.

Aren't our favorite activities supposed to be the ones that make us feel the most alive?  Without a doubt, my heart is fullest, and I am filled with life giving energy when I'm pouring into and enjoying young people.

It's why I teach. It's why I'd babysit for free if I could, why I'm preparing room to foster or adopt, why I spend late nights at school preparing papers that help me advocate for kids with special needs, and why I'm headed across the ocean to love on more than 800 Kenyan orphans. My favorite ALL time activity is being involved in the lives of children.  (It took a child to help me see that...)