A quick (okay, if you don't know me . . . maybe more like medium to long length) personal story to encourage you all to see beyond the deal — which can sometimes be a blinder for me.<\/p>\n
Just as I like to get good deals, I also like to save on the necessities, one being electricity. Something that just doesn't happen around this Bargain Believing house is leaving a light on all night.<\/p>\n
My son has a dim night light, but also likes to have the hall light on when he goes to sleep. It's usually not a problem. I just turn it off after he falls asleep or as I'm going to bed.<\/p>\n
Well, last night he was up late and I was going to bed a little bit early. I attempted to turn it off, but my 10 year old wasn't asleep . . .<\/p>\n
Son: "Mom, can you leave the light on?"
\n\tMe: "No, I'm going to bed."
\n\tSon: "But, I'm used to it on and I get scared."
\n\tMe: "But, you have a night light."
\n\tSon: "But, I like it on."
\n\tMe: Thinking, thinking, praying, listening, praying, listening . . . "Okay, I'll leave it on."
\n\tSon: "Thanks, good night."<\/p>\n
\tA little while later, (after no further discussion or conversation about why)
\n\tSon: "Mom, you can turn the light off if you want. That would cost a lot of money
\n\t to leave it on all night." (Yes, he's definitely my son!)
\n\tMe: "No, I'll leave it on. It's not that much."
\n\tSon: "No, you can turn it off."
\n\tMe: "That's alright. It's important to you, so I'll leave it on."<\/p>\n
I can't tell you how much his unselfish attitude blessed me. I witnesses a softened, kind heart that can sometimes get overlooked with normal day to day happenings. God planted a "yes" in my heart that will be a reminder of something I often repeat to my kids, "People are more important than things!"<\/p>\n
Really, what did that cost me, 25¢? I'm not sure and I don't even care. I made my son feel more important than saving money and that's what he and I will remember — not having extra in the bank or to spend on something else far less valuable than him.<\/p>\n
I share this, not to show how wonderful I am (really, a quarter?), but to honestly tell you that I constantly struggle to keep a balance in my life — bargains and beyond. It's not just bargains for me, it's also time. These precious years are flying by and I want to invest what I've been given wisely. Thank you, Lord, for blessing me well beyond bargains! What a treasure I have in my son!<\/p>\n
Anyone else have a hard time seeing the big picture sometimes?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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