Wanting to give

Since starting Kindergarten this year, we've decided to make a daily goal chart for Amy. It includes some simple goals like waking up on time, eating breakfast (ok, some days that's not so simple) and getting dressed. Other goals are more difficult, like not talking back and making her bed. There are a total of 19 items she can get credit for each day, and she gets to stamp her chart. For every five goals she accomplishes, she gets a 5 rappen coin. (Equivalent to a nickel). If she gets all 19, she gets an extra coin for the day.

We're glad for her wanting to achieve her goals, but there's something extra special.

We told Amy in the beginning that she could save her coins and buy a treat each week, or she could put them away in her bank. We also said she could give them for the missionary offering at church.

Her eyes got big, and she loudly proclaimed her intention to give all her earnings to missions!

How humbling for us, and how grateful we are for her enthusiasm toward giving to Jesus!