Inner Dialogue

I'm taking Emilee to Chicago with me tomorrow. She also got to go with me on the San Diego club trip. She's getting old enough to travel with and it's been fun taking her places. The other day on the way to school, Rachel asked if she could go on the next trip and we all started talking about traveling to different places. They are eager to go, eager to see the world. I think that is an awesome thing. I want them to open up their vision to places beyond where they have grown up. I think it is important to develop an appreciation for other cultures, other parts of the world. I think it's essential to their growth that they are able to handle change with a sense of adventure and purpose. I've seen what happens when people never move outside the place from which they were born, and it isn't pretty. They become like a dog kept in a kennel, fearful of the outside world, reacting instead of interacting. My children will be aware of the bigger picture and will not be afraid of things unknown, at least if there is anything I can do about it!