Back at Christmas time while out doing some grocery shopping, Jeremy saw a display for small pillow pets. He insisted that we should get Zach one for Christmas. I said no and we moved on. About a month after christmas Jeremy said to me,
"Mom, I want to save my money and buy Zachary a pillow pet so he can have one too."
On a side note, Riley and Jeremy have pillow pets. I told him that is very sweet. We counted what he'd already had saved which was probably not even a dollar. Jeremy never lost sight of the goal. He asked for extra jobs, from grandpa too. After setting aside his tithing and savings for his missionary fund, Jeremy finally saved enough money after about two months.
He took extra care to make sure Zach didn't see it when we bought it. He insisted on wrapping it and making a card, then he gave it to him. Zachary fulfilled my hopes and showed a lot of enthusiasm about his present. He grinned and proceeded to shower the pillow pet with kisses and hugs.
My favorite part about all of this was watching Jeremy's face. We asked Jeremy how it felt to give. He said what his face proved. Giving can be better than receiving. Later on he suggested,
"Maybe Riley could save his money and buy Tyler a pillow pet so we can all have one."
Jeremy has such a sweet and giving heart and I love it!
3 comments:
What a sweet story. This is one I'm gonna tuck away for future lessons that I may teach. love it.
That is so sweet! It was like reading a story in the Friend. I live when kids think of others. Way to go Jeremy!
Oh my gosh - that is so stinkin' cute and the pictures with the story are perfect and so sweet.
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