last week, shad had a seminar and it was just the kids and i home for dinner. after dinner i felt like cozying up on the couch with my kids, turning on the christmas tree lights and watching a movie. we watched a hallmark move, "the night before, the night before christmas". cute. we loved it. cheesy of course, but we still loved it. (kate had a horrendous fit the last 20 minutes and we didn't get to finish it until the next day...but the first hour, was blissful)
at the beginning of the movie, a small boy, is gathering up things around his home to donate to a local shelter. tanner had me pause the movie to explain what was going on. he lit up and asked if we could do the same thing.
so he has been busy, trying to find things to donate.
before i get to the next part, i have to explain some things about tanner. he is a greedy little boy who loves money. will do extra chores to earn money. saves up, searches amazon and orders toys.
well, sunday morning, he came into my closet while i was getting dressed and said, "i want to give this to the poor kids." he opened up his little hands and there were a bunch of green dollar bills inside. he said, "it's all the money that i have, except for my tithing....you know...it's all of my fun money". i told him how proud i was, gave him a hug, and then he lit up and said, "oh, tomorrow is family night, i get paid for my chores....i'll have 2 more dollars and some coins to give".
i love this boy.
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That is precious! In my mind Tanner is stuck at the age of 18 months when I stayed with you for a couple days. He was sweet then and seems sweet now.
That is so sweet. I can't believe that he wanted to give all of his hard earned money to other kids. We got to donate some DVDs and games to foster kids and it felt really good. I'm so glad that Tanner is already learning about service and is so willing and happy to do it. You must be a great mom. :) Love you.
Thank you for sharing that! I love you so much! What a blessing it is to have children and see them grow. I love that boy too!! loved my presents!!!!
I love that little sweet unselfish little boy and you have to be unselfish to give all of your fun money to the kids in need. So precious!! I love you so much, this is Nonnie on Sharon's blog. Hugs and Kisses
Well you know I love him, I think great things are in store for him. He really is a special boy. :) Love you.
Thanks for the heads up!!! You are so nice! yeah, that lens is amazing. My hubby and I are going to talk about it tonight, and I'll let you know tomorrow. Eeek!
I do love to do close-ups of flowers etc....so I use the macro on my plain ol camera a lot. How many mega pixels are on that one?
Hi Lizzie!
Just wanted to tell you that I used your flower headband tutorial for some Christmas gifts and it was so lovely! I gave you a little shoutout in case you're curious: http://ablossomsstory.blogspot.com/2012/01/christmas-recap.html
Thanks so much for inspiring me!
I love your blog, as always. Thanks. How adorable about Tanner and his $. I know how he loves his dollars and am so proud of him for his compassion and having his priorities right... you and Shad are such great parents and examples to your children and those who know you. I have to say, knowing Tanner, I'm not surprised but am touched. Lots of love, Marion
Holy smokes! I am weeks behind! I took you off my list so I never know when you blog! I need to put you back on!!!
Oh that is so sweet! (I just read it) I am a little teared up from this! What a great example!
I miss you and your posts and stuff. I need a fix...
love you!
That is one sweet boy. One of these days can you tech me how to do a fun blog header?
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