Sailor is paying it forward in the form of a MOOOOO...

Moments like this make a momma smile big. So my kids are kind of over getting birthday presents from their friends at their birthday parties. They LOVE gifts, but they've felt compelled to give rather than receive for their last couple of birthdays. I'm so proud of them and their big generous hearts. They're only 6,8 and 10 but to see their wheels turning, trying to decide who to give to each birthday floors me.

In September Sailor decided she wanted to sponsor a child for her birthday. Even though I knew this would mean mom and dad picked up the monthly tab after her birthday was over, we loved the idea of sponsoring a child as a family. So Sailor and I spent lots of time browsing the World Vision and Compassion International sites for the perfect girl for Sailor to sponsor. We eventually ran across a girl from Uganda that was born on the exact same day as Sailor. She was perfect...Sailor wanted a child from Uganda because that is where her friends from the African Children's Choir live. So we signed up and they sent information and a picture of Alenyo. Sailor keeps it in her room and they have corresponded back and forth twice. Today we got a letter that made me completely lose it. Sailor received almost $500 from her birthday party friends, family and a neighbor. We were able to send Alenyo her max amount of $40 and the rest to her family. In todays letter, we found out her family was able to purchase 2 cows, a sheep, blankets and a birthday dress for Alenyo. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!! Sailor asked why I was teary and I told her that she changed the lives of a whole family. She was so happy and immediately wrote Alenyo a big letter to send off thanking her for her letter.

God is so good! Despite the emotional, dramatic, craziness that that sweet girl can bring into our lives, her heart is bigger than all of it... all because she's focused on Jesus. What a blessing she is to me and now, many around the world!