I pull my silver, compact, Ford Escort into the worn, crumbling parking lot of the childcare I have worked at since 1998. Stepping outside of my car, the brisk, frigid air cuts through me like a razor-sharp pair of scissors cut through paper.* I dash into the massive building that stands at attention welcoming in those who enter.* Arriving hurriedly inside a cozy but spacious room, I am greeted by the sounds of lively, jovial children and a few of their rushed parents. These children are eagerly starting their busy mornings by playing chase, riding in plastic toy cars and pedaling tiny, metal tricycles with feverish motion. It is another promising day full of activities at Zion Christian Childcare.
Our morning begins with the sweet scent of fresh sliced Red Delicious apples. The smell brings scampering children who are as hungry as piglets.* Watching the children eat with gigantic smiles on their sticky faces makes it almost worth the mess of strewn apple pieces on the floor.......
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