So I go to Catalina Island every year for a camp called Campus By The Sea. A few years ago I met a family there that has a little girl named Carina in it. A few days ago that family called me and asked me to babysit there kids while they go and get one of their kids from a camp. So of course I said yes because I love them so much. Carina has Down Syndrome and can be a handful at times but the things that this girl says makes you just want to be with her 24/7. Who doesn't want a little girl complimenting you on everything?
"I like your shiny black hair!"
"I like your necklace!"
"I like your dress!"
You get the picture. So what if the world was more like Carina? Always there for you when you need a pick me up, and always there to make you feel better about yourself.
Girls go through a time when they think that they are so ugly, and there are so many different things wrong with them. Carina makes you feel like you are just as God intended you to be that you are the prettiest girl on the planet. Like I said, I babysat her for about 6 hours the other day and as soon as I walked in.. The compliments started flowing.
Carina: "HI!! Are you Makena's sister?"
Me: "Yeah, I'm Kili."
Carina: "Oh, hello Kili!" (Gives me a hug, for no reason)
"Where are your shoes?"
Me: "They are right over here.."
Carina: "Oh, I like your flip flops. They are very pretty."
"And I like your hair. It's like Barbie hair!"
Who doesn't want to hear that when they walk in the door?
So the next time you tell someone that there is something wrong about them, think about how great it would feel to hear someone tell you that you are the most gorgeous perosn in the world. Everyone needs a pick me up every once in a while. Carina is my pick me up! :)
In reality, Carina is everyone's pick me. I hope you get to meet her one day. She also gives the best hugs. So loving.
"I like your shiny black hair!"
"I like your necklace!"
"I like your dress!"
You get the picture. So what if the world was more like Carina? Always there for you when you need a pick me up, and always there to make you feel better about yourself.
Girls go through a time when they think that they are so ugly, and there are so many different things wrong with them. Carina makes you feel like you are just as God intended you to be that you are the prettiest girl on the planet. Like I said, I babysat her for about 6 hours the other day and as soon as I walked in.. The compliments started flowing.
Carina: "HI!! Are you Makena's sister?"
Me: "Yeah, I'm Kili."
Carina: "Oh, hello Kili!" (Gives me a hug, for no reason)
"Where are your shoes?"
Me: "They are right over here.."
Carina: "Oh, I like your flip flops. They are very pretty."
"And I like your hair. It's like Barbie hair!"
Who doesn't want to hear that when they walk in the door?
So the next time you tell someone that there is something wrong about them, think about how great it would feel to hear someone tell you that you are the most gorgeous perosn in the world. Everyone needs a pick me up every once in a while. Carina is my pick me up! :)
In reality, Carina is everyone's pick me. I hope you get to meet her one day. She also gives the best hugs. So loving.
