Sharing and Stuff

Mommy: Tonight we asked you to go through your toys with us and get rid of toys you don't play with anymore. You were going to put them in a box and we would take them to a place so the toys could be passed on to other kids to make them smile. I was sort of surprised at how well you handled the process. I was expecting some crying but you really seemed to understand (well, at first you said, "That's the box for all the toys I want to take to college," which is from Toy Story 3, one of your favorite movies).

Halfway through getting rid of things, I went into the other room to feed Poema. Later you ran in and told me that you got rid of 51 toys (some were very small). Then, I heard you talking to Uncle Caleb on the phone and you were telling him about getting rid of some of your toys to make other kids smile. You brought up that earlier today at church you did not do that, you did not want to share and make other kids smile when you were playing with the baby stroller. I was so impressed that you connected the two experiences. I was also impressed with Daddy and how he had helped you learn more about your heart through both of those experiences.