I am so proud of my little girl. All summer I've been teaching her service by taking her with me to deliver goodies to our neighbors and such, and today we took it a step further.
I found a family on craigslist who has a 3 year old girl. This family literally has nothing. The mother owned one pair of knock-off croc shoes and only had one sweatshirt. No winter coats, no warm clothes, no toys for this little girl, they had NOTHING.
So I talked with Courtney and told her about this little girl who didn't have warm clothes for this winter and who didn't have any toys to play with and I asked Courtney what we could do to help her. My heart just MELTED when Courtney said she wanted to share her clothes and toys with her. So we gathered up a whole bunch of baby dolls and toys and some jeans and long sleeved shirts (clothes i had gotten at garage sales or such- none were from Jazzy- don't worry Melina, you'll get all those clothes back!!) I also gathered together some of my sweaters and a columbia coat I had posted on craigslist to sell and some shoes for this mother.
So Jeremy, Courtney, and I loaded up all this stuff in our trunk and set out to find this family's house. We drove past it 4 times because we were looking for a HOUSE. An actual house, my heart just broke when we saw the address spray painted on what looked like an old abandoned cinder-block shoe box. This could not possibly be the place, could it??
I knocked on the door and a lady cracked it open and stuck her head out. I asked if her name was Danielle and she said it was, so I asked her to come outside with me. Jeremy popped the trunk and we gave all this stuff to her. Just the look on her face was priceless and so heart warming.
After we left, I told Courtney how proud and happy Heavenly Father was that she helped this little girl and her mommy. And I am so proud of her, as well. At just 3 years old, she understands the concept of service and loving and giving. She was more than happy and willing to share her things with someone in need. It was quite the humbling experience.
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Oh, my gosh! You are proud of your little girl & I am just as proud of MY little girl for being such a caring mommy. It brought tears to my eyes when I read about what your family did for another.
Wow, you are a better person than I am. I also saw that posting on craigslist and thought for one moment to help but then thought it was just some lazy person trying to get free stuff cuz we see so many of those ads. Wasn't her daughter raped too? I dunno, I sometimes give money to those people on the corners knowing they will be judged for what they do with it as I will be judged for helping out a stranger. We just never know when someone is sincerely in need of help, so Kudos to you!
That was probably a different ad, this one didn't say anything about her daughter being raped... although that is incredibly awful for whoever's ad that was.
Jeremy had the same thought... lazy people just trying to get free stuff, but I had the exact same thought as you... They'll be judged for their actions as I'll be judged for mine.
We sometimes give money/food (if we've just been through a drive through) to the people on the corners as well. It really breaks my heart to consider the possibility that that may be their real situation.
I love you Becca! You are amazing and it looks like the apple doesn't fall far from the tree because Courtney is amazing too.
Thank you for reminding me that I need to give a little bit more in my life.
You are the best!
That is a pretty good thing to teach a little girl. I'm so glad you found someone to help and had the guts to do it. I'm too indecisive and miss the boat or just don't know what to do. That is awesome of you guys.
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