"Tender Heart"

Today, Hannah made me so proud. I took the kids swimming at the Cottonwood Club this afternoon. We had just gotten all set up at the pool and of course the kids decided they needed lunch from the snack bar. So Hannah, Addie and Chance scurried off to order their food while I stayed and watched Easton at the pool. About ten minutes later, they all came back while they waited for their food to be cooked.

Hannah sits down with a package of "SKITTLES" in her hand and she is just sobbing. I say to her, "oh my gosh, whats wrong?" And she proceeds to tell me that a little boy about three years old waited patiently in the big line and when he reached the counter he ordered some "SKITTLES" and the lady wouldn't give them to him because he was a part of summer camp and he had already had his lunch! As he walked away with huge tears in his eyes...he reminded Hannah of one of her own brothers, and it was more than her little heart could take. She bought the "SKITTLES" for him. But didn't know how to get them to him because they had sent him back to his activities. So Hannah came back to the pool and just cried.

We ended up going to find his leaders and I explained what had happened. They went and found the little boy and let Hannah give them to him. He shoved them in his little pocket for later. And his sweet face showed Hannah that what she had done, was right. She made the little boys day!

I couldn't help but post this story. Because some days seem so hard with kids. It seems like the impossible to raise them just the way we want. But days like this make it all worth it. I don't know how my kids will turn out, but if they are good people, give back, and love others....I guess we might of done something right!