I started the week my asking you to leave comments on my posts. Each comment would be added to all the others left during the week. The total number of comments will be translated into monetary donation to Samaritan’s Purse’s effort to help the survivors of Sandy. You can read more about it in my post called Doing Something about Sandy! Helping Others.
On Monday I wrote about all the All Stars that have helped and are continuing to help the survivors of Sandy. I shared a tribute bento lunch I had made in that post.Yesterday I wrote about another Samaritan’s Purse project called Operation Christmas Child and the fun we had in putting a special box of treasures for a little boy to have a Christmas time.
How does all this giving benefit the my family and other givers?
Seven Ways Giving Benefits the Giver
- Giving open our hearts up to others and their needs.
- Giving allow us to see all the treasures we have been given in our lives as we shift through them looking for items that you can give to others.
- Giving allow us to bestow some of our treasures on others.
- Giving leads you to pray for those who will be receiving the items we are giving.
- Giving shows our children that their wants can fulfill others needs.
- Giving takes our everyday worries and sets them aside while we think of others.
- Giving changes our hearts and allows us to see the world as a place you want to make better and not just take from.I know you are givers! I am blessed by you everyday. I hope that when you give you remember the seven things I have listed above. Realizing them as really blessed my life.
This post is linked to Alphabe Thursday!
These are all wonderful reasons to give. I love that it teaches children kindness, and to think of others 🙂
Isn’t giving so much better than getting! What a blessing!
I love that giving takes focus off of self and can bless and pray for others.
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What great reasons! Teaching kids about kindness and to help others is so important!
Great post and just love what you said. Giving is a blessing. Thanks for sharing and I am a new follower are well. Have a great week.
Vanessa
I love what you are doing and am going to share about this now! Thank you!
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HUGS,
erin
This is wonderful! You’re such a generous spirit!
You are doing a wonderful thing! Love Samaritan’s Purse!
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What a wonderful thing to do!
That is a wonderful idea!
There are such amazing reasons to give! I love that it teaches my son generosity and kindness.
Wat a beautiful post and what a wonderful way to be giving.
This is a wonderful thing you are doing!
Yes, beautiful picture, those two hands guarantee existence.
Ordinary Words…Lovely list…giving and forgiving are on the top of my list♫
Wonderful post and inspiring ~ (A Creative Harbor) ^_^
J Daniel is learning such wonderful lessons from you.
Great post, with beautiful words. Giving is so important!
You’re so wonderful!
This post is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing this such beautiful reminder 🙂
beautiful post. the life lessons you are instilling in your little guy are simply wonderful. i love ocming to visit your blog to see what you two are up to!
This is very inspirational, I mean we always think only of ourselves and our needs and not look at others needs, this is an eye opener that sometimes the things we complain about are just little things, others are dealing with matter of life and death situations….
I just love this post… thank you for sharing it
Good thoughts! Reminds me of that verse that says it is more blessed to give than to receive!
You are right. No one benefits from giving more than the giver.
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What a blessing to find you today through SITSshare!!! Your blog and post are what my heart is passionate about. I’m fixing to release an ebook called Graffiti – written by a homeless man and myself. I’d so love a review from you.
A wonderful reminder about the beauty of giving!
I tried to email you with your email link above, but it can back as not known. If you’d like to email me — I’m alenesnodgrass (at) gmail (dot) com. Thanks.
Love this! There really are so many ways giving benefits the giver. Great post!
I just wanted to tell you again that this is such a great post! So important and wonderful that you shared this with readers. Even more wonderful is that you have a heart to give and the world needs more people like you.
Compassion and generosity of spirit are two of the greatest gifts we can give our children and Grandchildren.
In a world filled with self-entitlement, it is such an empowering act.
I will click on your links now!
Have a blessed Thanksgiving, JDaniel’s Mom!
Hugs and A+