Apr. 25, 2007 - Oh how she made me stretch...
Through the eyes of a child... Being a mom has taught me so much about life, God and true priorities. Almost daily I look at things differently because of my children. Today God worked through my daughter.
We were driving towards our house and on the way home, we usually pass a man begging by the side of the road. My daughter has asked about him before and now because of him, she knows the meaning of poverty and what it is like to be hungry. Today she saw him and as we were driving the little way home, she could not get him off her mind.
Again we talked about poverty and then she said "he must be so sad." I agreed with her, that living a life like his must be sad.
When we got home, I began to prepare lunch. I asked my kids what they would like to do after lunch and my daughter replied "go give that man some food so he won't be hungry!" My heart sunk. I must admit that the stereotypical roll of a beggar went through my mind. "If I give him money he will just spend it on alcohol etc." I hesitated and then answered "ok honey what should we give him?"
The next 10 minutes or so was spent looking around for things to pack him in a sack. Kylie picked out an apple, an orange, two containers of applesauce, a Pepsi and two granola bars. She carefully packed them up and then took them out to the car. She was so excited that the man would not be hungry anymore!
As we went by the man and gave him his sack, my daughter yelled out the window "God Bless You!" How that made my heart sing! I am so proud of my 3 year old little girl for having such a heart for the hungry. Isn't that what God wants us to do? Isn't that so out of our comfort zone? It is for me but yet it was so easy for Kylie. What a lesson I have learned today...
Comments
Apr. 30, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by KindredHeart
Your little girl has blessed and challenged my heart today...thanks for sharing!
Have a delightful new week!
