Tuesday, November 18, 2008

The Spirit of Giving/Keeping?

This year we let Elli pick out some toys for a little girl for the Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes. We went to the store and she helped pick some toys. She picked out a baby first, then some head bands, and a toy kaleidascope(sp?) We filled in some other items and then went home to pack the box. Elli started filling the box, but as you can see, the baby is still clutched in her hands. She was very reluctant to give up the doll, so we had to explain several times that this was for a little girl that doesn't have any babies at all. Elli finally relented and put the baby in the box as well. She keeps wanting to look at the pictures we have at church of the kids getting boxes. She says, "We give toys to the girl? It's her birthday present?" Hopefully she will begin to grasp the meaning of giving and remember this special time.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Elli is so sweet!