Compassion

David nearly made me cry with his kindness this week. A family in our playgroup lost their home in a fire. I was sorting through some of his old toys to share with the family while he was playing downstairs. He came up in the middle of my sorting and wanted his toys. I explained to him that this boy had lost all of his toys and would David mind if we gave away a few of his toys. After thinking about it for a minute he quickly filled a shoebox with cars and trucks. I kept reminding him that he wouldn't get these toys back to be sure he was okay with me giving them away and he kept reassuring me that he wanted to give them to "that big kid who lost all his toys." When we went to playgroup the next day he was so excited to give away the toys and kept asking when his friend would arrive.