My oldest is a sweet kid. Really, a lot of people say that about their kids, but she really is. When she was 5 or 6, she had a birthday party and decided she had enough “stuff” (her birthday is very close to Christmas) and asked all of her friends to bring a donation for the pregnancy center at our church.
She’s been training with me, and fundraising for me for my 3 day walk. I don’t think I’ve be where I am financially if it weren’t for her – people actually pass me by to put money in her bucket when we’re out fundraising. She’s stood for hours with me on a hot sidewalk in front of the grocery store asking for money, and never complained. She willingly wakes up at 7am on a weekend to go on training walks with me. She’s done as many as 10 miles with me, so that I could have company on a walk!
But this weekend she did something that really touched me. We were all talking at dinner about my next fundraiser, and how I’m only $500+ away from my $2200+ goal now. After dinner, she disappeared into her room and then came back holding $10 she had earned from babysitting. She handed it to me and said,
“This is a donation for you, Mommy!”
I smiled and told her that it was ok, she could keep her money for a new shirt or a movie she wanted, but thank you anyway!
She handed it back to me and said, “No, you need to make your goal – YOU take it!”
I almost cried. I led her to the computer so that she could make the donation online. In her entry on my 3 day donation website she wrote:
In support of my mom, good luck finding a cure.
And that is the best donation I’ve gotten so far. However, that’s not to say I won’t accept yours 
Feel free to head over to my official 3 day website and throw some money into the pot – ever little bit helps!
June 26th, 2006 at 4:31 pm
She’s a stinky pot!