Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Pryce, our loving, sensitive, goal setting, determined little guy. He is his own person, not sure where he gets that from! On Monday morning, he awoke ready to conquer the day. He went to Ryan and asked if he could have a little sale. Ryan moaned a bit at this idea. Pryce said, "Dad, I want to sell some of the toys that we don't play with anymore. I need a sign. I need a table. I am going to give 1/2 of the money I make to church and the other 1/2 to our adoption fund." What dad can say "no" to this?! Even the rain could not deter our little man. He sat out there for almost an hour, no luck. I began to feel sorry for him so I went out and purchased a few cars for my nephew. Then the bottom opened up and the neighbor kids came out from all over. It was like being on Wall Street, the offers were flying and the negotiating of prices were well heard. After a few sales were made, Pryce decided to bring in the big guns and add a tip/donation jar to the table. This is the part that got me yesterday. I went out to tell the boys that they must pack everything up and close the store down for the day. It was well into the afternoon and they needed to rest for the big night ahead - a swim meet for one and a baseball game for the other. There were several kiddos on our porch hanging out. One little girl piped up and said, "I bet Mason-Kate is so excited that she will be getting a sister. I just donated some of my money to help bring her home." You see, it is not about the money. It is about the fact that the child thought outside of the box and helped others and she did it eagerly. The life lessons that one is taught from a child - priceless!

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