Shoved to Them
My kids brought home Rice Bowls from Sunday School this weekend along with a note explaining the annual charity drive. This morning, I sat down with my youngest boys and explained about Lenten almsgiving and how CRS uses the Rice Bowl campaign to feed the hungry. At the end of our talk, my 7-year-old went upstairs and came back with his wallet and piggy bank. He emptied them both out into the little paper box/bowl.
I knew how long he’d been saving that money for a certain toy. I knew how diligent he’d been about earning and saving, so I asked him if he was sure that he wanted to give all of his savings to the poor.
“They don’t have food, Mom.” He said solemnly. “I have lots of other toys, and I can earn more money…but they don’t have food.”
“Are you really sure that you want to give all of your savings though? You’ve been working on that for six months.”
He gave me the you’re-the-dumbest-woman-alive-and-I-feel-sorry-for-you look, placed his life savings into my hands and simply stated, “They don’t have food.”
Then he hummed to himself as he skipped away.
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