This morning started out swell. Sawyer went into his "Give" envelope (Dave Ramsey students will get this). He pulled out a $2 bill that my best friend gave him for his 8th birthday.
He said he wanted to take it to church and put it in the offering box, if there was one.
He has such a generous spirit!
He held onto it during the car ride to church (WACC). When we arrived he put it in his pocket. The boys bounded off and up to the playground, since we were extra early to church. After about 10 minutes of playing he came to me slightly panicked and told me "I lost it!" He showed me empty pockets.
My heart sank while at the same time I got angry that he had been so careless. I tried not to scold him but I know my body language communicated intense frustration. Poor kid.
He said he had looked all over the playground and even looked over at the parking lot to see if it was on the ground. It wasn't.
I walked back to the van from the playground and checked under vehicles, in our van just to make sure, and walked back to a dejected Sawyer.
I just shrugged and said, "Oh well. It's gone, Sawyer."
We are praying that the Lord will bless it wherever it is and wherever it goes. We are praying that the Lord will guide the heart of the one who found it as well and that it will be "offered" for good.
Sawyer's heart was broken. Mine broke because his broke. He was so excited to give it away and he wasn't able to.
Lord, help me to have a right heart when I use this as a teaching moment. Please mend Sawyer's heart so that this won't serve as a deterrent from him giving to bless others in the future. Please multiply the worth if this $2 bill as it circulates through the world. Give us a way to make sure Sawyer's next offerings are not lost. Amen.
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