(while driving in the car)
drew: mommy ... can i tell you something?
me: sure.
drew: mommy ... did you know that you don't have to have a lot of money to be rich.
me: oh ya?
drew: ya. money isn't what makes you rich mommy. it's people who love you and Jesus that make you really rich.
WOW. funny how a lesson can be so simple that a 6 year old can grasp it. but very easily forgotten for an old person like me ;) i can hear it over and over again through books, sermons, songs, etc. but, when i'm reminded of it by my 6 year old it is more powerful than the other methods all combined.
a new house would be nice. a new car would be fun. that vacation away from this awful spring snow storm would be complete bliss. but ... i really don't need any of it. i have everything i need. and although sometimes i would love all of those "things" -- after a lesson from drew -- i am reminded they are not necessary. i am already very blessed.
i am rich.
1 comment:
Oh, bless his little heart-he is right on-he has found the secret to a happy life at the age of 6, and he doesn't need a penny to make it happen! Oh, and you are indeed VERY rich!!!!
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