Children are more than we think they are; they can do more than we think they can do. All they need is a vote of confidence from grownups, whom they will ultimately replace anyway. Their dream today will become the realities of tomorrow.

So why is a third of our world battling obesity and spending huge sums to burn off excess calories, while the other two-thirds yearn to get more of them?

I have become convinced that if God stands a child before you, for even just a minute, it is a divine appointment.

If we nurture the dreams of children, the world will be blessed. If we destroy them, the world is doomed!

If God places a child before you, and you are too busy to wield either a positive or negative influence...you just did the later! You communicated that the child doesn't matter and isn't important.

Joy is a decision, a really brave one, about how you are going to respond to life.

There is nothing to be intimidated about - it's just another long run where a few more people show up and they happen to wear numbers.