I am thankful for the opportunity to give & bless others! I am thankful that God has blessed us so that we can bless others. There have been many times when we have been the ones receiving a blessing. There was a time when even though we wanted to, financially we could not, and during that time people continued to bless us; buying our lunch, dropping $ in the mail, dropping off a dinner and now it feels really good to be able to return that blessing!
One of my top priorities as a parent is to raise a generous child. A couple years ago we started getting involved with Operation Christmas Child- It is a super simple way to bless another child who has very little & allowed me the opportunity to teach my daughter what it means to be a blessing. We got our box & picked a day to go Christmas Shopping for our Christmas Child- my heart was over joyed to watch my daughters excitement this year. I had set a limit on how much we could spend filling our box, but Karly found so many things she thought our child would love that she decided to use her own money to buy them- literally brought tears to my eyes. Isn't it a treasure when you see all your teaching & hard work pay off!
Deuteronomy 16:17
Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which He has given you.
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Amen! This is the best hands-on way that I have found to teach my kiddos the joy of giving. Andrew thinks and examines and evaluates everything that he puts in his box. He wants to get the most out of his money for the little boy living a world away.
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