Wow me Wednesday #3: Secret Service

This week, I ran into a great idea on a blog and it was something I immediately wanted to file away for later use. I hope you all can use this idea as well. One of the things that Anthony and I decided that we wanted to instill in Max was a servant's heart. We started by making piggy banks in his room that are labeled "Share, Spend, and Save." That share bucket is a very important one because when Max gets old enough to decide, we are going to let him choose where that money goes. It is important to teach your kids early that there are plenty of people out there with less than themselves and people who genuinely need help. We are okay if Max chooses not to help people and instead helps animals as well. There are plenty of needs at the humane society. We really want Max to use his own passions and reach out to the population he is most driven to help. We know that everyone has different passions and concerns.

This blog post was really neat because it is an exercise of learning to serve in anonymity. In scripture, it says "When you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing." Matthew 6:3 That is pretty private if one hand does not know what the other one is doing. We want to teach that component of giving to Max as early as possible. It is a blessing to others when they don't have to extend a thank you card or a "payback" on a kind deed. We have had many anonymous kindnesses extended to us over the years and it is nice not to feel indebted when someone helps you.

You can find the blog post here. The idea is that you get a top secret envelope and you choose one person to "target" each of seven days. It also comes with print outs for ideas for little ones to serve. I hope you get inspired by this idea like I did and teach your kids ways to give and to give without the thank yous and without recognition!

--Anthony, Erica, & Maxwell--