Generous Lily

Lily, Mia and I were eating breakfast together this morning while Ryan was at Bible study. I decided to get Lily's help with a decision. I love the organization Samaritans Purse. Every Fall they send their gift catalog which shows some of their major projects that help people around the world. As Mia munched happily away on Cheerios, Lily sat down next to me. I told her how we are so fortunate to have so many nice things like our house, our toys and our food, but not everyone has these nice things. We were going to pick some things in this catalog to send to kids around the world to help them. She looked through the whole catalog, noticed what all the pictures were and picked two projects to give to: milk for children and little chicks for a family. I wasn't surprised by these items knowing how much Lily loves milk and animals though I was a little surprised she didn't pick the books for children. Of course, she has no idea the cost of these items or their value to others. For only $4, milk can be given to a child for a week, and for $14, a dozen chicks are given to a family that will produce hundreds of eggs for them to eat, share or sell. It's truly amazing to me how something so small can help so much. Lily was so excited about picking gifts to give to others. I hope this generous spirit will continue to grow.