Good Deeds

I promised myself that I wouldn't brag about my kids on this blog, so without bragging I just want to record something really nice. :)

Emma and Noah found $20.00 lying on the sidewalk on their way home from church. After walking around trying to find someone who might have lost it they decided to turn it in the office of our church leader.

A few hours later, a friend and neighbor, came by with her son wanting to talk to Noah & Emma. She related how her son had just received the $20.00 for a woman who had paid him for helping her with her pet care this summer. Then he lost it and was broken-hearted. He thought for sure that whomever found it would just keep it. He was devastated. And then, on a whim, after they'd searched for a long time around the block, they went in to see the church leader. He and his mom were pleasantly surprised that his $20.00 was waiting for him. Their prayers had been answered, and his faith in humanity increased.

I am happy that my children wanted to return the money even when $20.00 is a lot of money to two kids who don't have much of their own.