A generous SouthBrook Kid

Posted by Birdie on December 12, 2011 at 05:09 PM

Each month, the SouthBrook kids in the elementary rooms learn about a new virtue. This month, the virtue is Generosity: Making someone's day by giving something away.

So that the kids would have a better grasp of ways to be generous, we handed out a small piece of wrapping paper. They were to take this piece of paper and let it be a reminder to show generosity to someone who wasn't expecting it.

This weekend, one of our second grade girls brought in a wrapped present. I was worried that I had given out the wrong information. Since, well...I did tell them that Birdie "loves" presents.

That wasn't the case, though. This sweet child had made a new friend at church the weekend before. This new friend had never been to SouthBrook before and our very own SouthBrook 2nd grader wanted to make her feel special. She didn't even remember her new friend's name. What she did remember was that "God gave us the greatest gift when He gave us Jesus."

Thank you God for giving each and everyone of us, no matter our age, a heart to love just as you love us.