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I have two young sons (5 & 8) who just love to go "treasure hunting" with me to a local school where they just love to go dig clad. They cherish every coin, even the ones they find at the Supermarket or Gas Stations. Because we metal detect for coins, every coin they find is special and goes into one of several collections that I keep for both of them. We use the money to buy that one toy or spur of the moment thing that one of them just has to have, parents know what I mean!
The three of us stop at a Circle K store Sunday afternoon to get Slushies and while checking out, my 5 year old finds three dimes under a display rack. He goes ballistic! He wants to know if he now has enough money to buy a Rey Mysterio character for his wrestling set. I told him I'd check his "balance" when we got home. On the way to the car, a well kept young man approached us and asked if we had any spare change that we could loan him. He told us he only needed enough money to buy gas to get home. Unfortunately, I seldom have cash or change since I use a debit card for nearly every purchase. I apologized to him and before I could open the door, my 5 year old runs up to the man and says you can have my three dimes! The man declined while giving me a puzzled look and I urged him to take the money. Then, my 8 year old says "Daddy, we can give him the change collection from the car". I couldn't say no, I wasn't even thinking about it. My two boys being generous and understanding?! Oh my, I was overcome buy such a wonderful feeling. It was hard to hold back the tears.
And the best part of the story is that the man actually went to the pump and dispensed $6.18 cents worth of fuel. That's about the amount that I thought my boys had given to him. And the reason why I was curious about the amount of fuel the man received? I pulled in behind him with my debit card. I didn't want to add that part to the story but it's important that it be said because I wouldn't have done it had it not been for my boys unselfishness and caring for another person. It's contagious. Whew, I feel better now.......
The three of us stop at a Circle K store Sunday afternoon to get Slushies and while checking out, my 5 year old finds three dimes under a display rack. He goes ballistic! He wants to know if he now has enough money to buy a Rey Mysterio character for his wrestling set. I told him I'd check his "balance" when we got home. On the way to the car, a well kept young man approached us and asked if we had any spare change that we could loan him. He told us he only needed enough money to buy gas to get home. Unfortunately, I seldom have cash or change since I use a debit card for nearly every purchase. I apologized to him and before I could open the door, my 5 year old runs up to the man and says you can have my three dimes! The man declined while giving me a puzzled look and I urged him to take the money. Then, my 8 year old says "Daddy, we can give him the change collection from the car". I couldn't say no, I wasn't even thinking about it. My two boys being generous and understanding?! Oh my, I was overcome buy such a wonderful feeling. It was hard to hold back the tears.
And the best part of the story is that the man actually went to the pump and dispensed $6.18 cents worth of fuel. That's about the amount that I thought my boys had given to him. And the reason why I was curious about the amount of fuel the man received? I pulled in behind him with my debit card. I didn't want to add that part to the story but it's important that it be said because I wouldn't have done it had it not been for my boys unselfishness and caring for another person. It's contagious. Whew, I feel better now.......
to you and your Kids!! 
--well let God take the money out of his hide with interest 
--count on it -- it seems to me that God does not like folks that scam good god fearing folks-- by making kindness look like weakness.
