It’s the Little Things Thursday
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This week for my It’s the Little Things Thursday my focus is on Chloe. She has done multiple “little things” over this past Easter weekend that stand out for me. To start out with, over the past few weeks she has spent countless hours locked in her room working on a “surprise”. She hand made Easter baskets for Ava and Jayden out of cardboard boxes and used her own money and some hand me down toys to fill the baskets with candy and toys for the two of them.
The second thing she did was on Easter morning. Last year, I set Easter baskets on the kitchen table and hid a few eggs around the house for the kids to find. So this year Jayden kept telling Ava that maybe the Easter bunny would have baskets and hidden eggs for them again. Needless to say, the Easter bunny did not disappoint! Joey and I filled and hid 19 eggs, little did the kids know it was some of the candy they had collected from the Easter egg hunt at my parents house the day before! In the morning, Chloe made Jayden stay upstairs so he wouldn’t get a jump on where all the eggs were. When Ava got up and they went in search of eggs, Chloe came up with only one egg so that Jayden and Ava could have all of the fun!
I can’t tell you how touched I am by these acts of kindness and consideration that I see in Chloe. I hold on to them dearly through the times when she is making me crazy!
Please join me in celebrating the “Little Things” that make this crazy journey called “Motherhood” all worth it in the end! Add your link to the Mr. Linky and then leave me a comment. I would love to hear from you!
April 8, 2010 @ 9:24 am
I LOVE this! She really is quite considerate and mature! You’re doing a great job, Mama! These moments are what keep us sane when the going gets tough!! I posted, too, but got side tracked from the post I was originally going to write today…it’s been that kind of a day. I’m saving my original idea for next week…Thanks for starting this!
April 8, 2010 @ 10:30 am
Thank you for joining in! Hopefully we can get more on board! I think getting a button will help. It is right up there on my priority list of things to get done in May!
April 8, 2010 @ 12:22 pm
Bella’s giving nature is 100% proof that children emulate their parents. It is so neat that she puts the needs of others before herself. Good job on raising an awesome kid. 🙂
April 8, 2010 @ 4:54 pm
In years past Chloe saved up her money just so she could give Christmas presents to family members. It is so heart warming to see that even though Chloe is getting older she still has a generous spirit, along with considering others before herself. These acts of kindness and unselfishness remind me of what Jesus said in Acts 20:35 “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” There is also a worldly saying “What goes around comes around.” With what Chloe is doing it will come around in good measure for her. Luke 6:38 give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” I am sooooooo proud of my granddaughter.