To My Son,
The way you came up to me with $25.00 of your Christmas money in your hand, ready to give away... I wish you knew how proud I was of you.
There you were, sick and feverish, spending the day home from school. But when you saw that commercial about St. Jude Children's Hospital on TV, you got off the couch, went upstairs, and counted out your money, all on your own.
"I want to give this to save a life," you said.
You coughed, then showed me a yellow post-it note with a phone number scribbled on it in your eight-year-old handwriting. "This is where to call. Can we do it?"
It's hard for a mom not to get choked up at something like that.
"Do you want to wait until you're feeling better?" I asked, swallowing the lump in my throat.
"No," you said. "I want to save a life right now."
What a privilege it was to sit there with you--the phone on speaker--and help you donate your money.
What a gift it was to watch you care about others like that.
And it was humbling too.
Because even though your dad and I have tried to teach you generosity, I knew with certainty in that moment that your giving wasn't a result of our parenting.
It's the person you are.
And you know what, Son?
I bet you did help save a life.
I bet you really did.
Love you,
Mom
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Thanks for stopping by for Mom-Monday!
Jan 17, 2010
To My Son...
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Bless him. What a sweet, wonderful little soul.
This totally brought me to tears!! Well done good and faithful servant!
Blessings-
Amanda
There are no words for that one. Just swallowing the lump in my throat.
How sweet of him. your son has a great heart!
I agree...that was not something that was taught; it was there all along. Sensitivity in our sons is a blessing that I would never trade for the world. I've got one who wants to save all the dogs.
My heart is melting as I read the story... How touching!!!
I bet he got that caring heart from his proud mom! :)
Hope your son is better now, Genny! Happy Monday!
You are both truly blessed: your son because of his immensely generous and loving heart, and you because you've raised a wonderful child. Thanks for sharing that story, it truly warmed my heart!
Thanks for the sweet words, everyone. It was definitely one of those "mommy-moments".
Happy Monday!
That made me tear up! What a sweet, sweet boy!
Thanks for sharing this.Thank God for your son.
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Wow, totally brought a tear to my eye! What a sweetie!!
Beautiful. Well done sweet boy.
I got choked up just reading this. What a special son you have!
A lump in my throat as well. What a wonderful story.
Thanks Genny for following my blog.
God bless you richly for your help to Haiti.Amen
Aww! What a sweet boy he is :)
Yes, he is generous. I quality that some adults still struggle with. That is truly adorable!
so sweet!!
Wow, that's pretty amazing. What a great son you have.
What a neat post! What a neat young man. From being a minister, parent, counselor, I can tell that this young man has had some good training and mentoring. Good job.
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