Investing in the future - Jason Smith  For as long as I can
remember, I have been one of the biggest, kid-loving people I
know.  I'm not even sure how it started, but I absolutely love
any opportunity I can get to interact with younger people.  I
attended a Christian school, which went from kindergarten all
the way through 12th grade. As a teenager, one of my favorite
parts of the day was when the little kids' faces lit up when I
saw them, as they waited for their parents to pick them up at
the end of the day.  When I was in college, I worked as a waiter
at a restaurant, and my favorite part of the week was the night
when small children's meals would be discounted.  Everyone else
I worked with probably thought I was insane, as Kids Night was
also one of most hectic parts of the week. But I loved it.
These days, my wife and I attend a church which has a lot of
kids, and it seems as if the number of children I see every
Sunday grows larger each week. I still love being goofy with
them, and making them laugh at