Becoming a Story Teller

Those of you who know me are quite familiar with my character Araja. I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing with how much she's part of my every day life, but she is a familiar character with the children I watch. Every time I learn a little more about what happens in her story, I have fun telling her recent adventure to my children. Of course I tone it down because I don't want to be insensitive to them with Araja slaughtering things. 

With that, ever so often the children will make my day by asking about her past adventures. The other day they wanted to know how she got her wings. Part of me sighed inside because it's a sad tale, but I told them it anyways knowing I would tell them the happy ending I have planned for Araja. I'm not going to write it here, there's a different blog for that. However what I wanted to share was how captivated I had my kids in the retelling of this prominent character. When it got scary, I could see the concern on their faces. When things worked out and Araja overcame the odds, they were elated! It just warmed my heart to see them so interested. It gives me hope that there'll be a place for my stories one day. If anything, I'll be appreciated among the children if not the adults.