"BLESS THE CHILDREN"


03, I did not know that my life would be forever changed!  I knew that I loved kids and that when I would read a sad story about a child who was abused, missing or killed, my heart would break and I would cry inside and sometimes those tears were visible.  In February of 2005, I began working at a Juvenile Detention Center and I deal with kids on a day to day basis.  The ages of these kids range anywhere from nine years old to seventeen years old.  I think that for the most part it is the younger ones that constantly remind me that our world is full of changes and those changes are not always for the better.  It amazes me to look into the eyes of these little ones and to hear the stories of why some of them are in the Detention Center.  I cannot write any names or tell the reasons why they are there, but I can say that some of them are crying out for help and are not receiving the help that they need.  These children are our future and in all actuality, that scares me to death!  (TO BE CONTINUED)