Proverbs 14:23 All Hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. (NIV)
This week in our home we have been talking a lot with our children about working hard to get the things that you want and need. Of course most of the things that our children come to us about tend, more often than not, to be wants and not needs and with four children I can not afford just to give them whatever they want and even if I could I wouldn't want to. All this talk has caused the kids to really think about ways they can earn money and they know that doesn't mean asking mom to pay them to do house chores.
My oldest daughter, Audrey, decided to get creative, literally. She started decorating the many pencils we have collected over the years with duct tape flowers and figured she would take them to school and see if she could sell them to her friends. To her surprise and mine as well she has been very successful. The first day she went to school with about five pencils and she sold out and was taking orders for additional pencils. She spent the next couple of evenings making pencils with such excitement. In total she made about 15$. I know it might not sound like much but it has provided her so much more than just money and the opportunity to buy something she wants, this is an experience she will carry with her for the rest of her life. She will look back and know that if she works hard she can achieve anything. She can be confident in her ideas and her ability. I am so very proud of her!
Ecclesiastes 3:22 So I saw that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy their work, because that is their lot. For who can bring them to see what will happen after them? (NIV)
Enjoy Your week and your work!
Hugs........ Naomi
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