Our family is on a big journey...learning to manage the money that God has given us. And, not only just manage it, but do it well. We've had our ups and downs, but we're not giving up! We know that God wants us to be debt free and that is our goal for 2011. But, we're not stopping there. We feel deeply that it is our priority to teach our children to manage money as well. And we don't want to wait until they're 18. We want to begin now.
These are our oldest son, Luke's, money jars. The first one is the giving jar, second saving, and third, the spending jar. We want Luke to know how important we feel it is to give first, save second, then spend out of what is left. And, let me tell you, he is so excited about this! He loves helping me around the house. And there are a few things that I pay him for helping me, such as making his own bed, picking up his toys, and mopping, (with the swiffer jet).
Tonight, as we were talking about the importance of what we do with our money that God gives us, Luke said, "Momma, can we talk about God?" (Well, of course!) He said, "There's some good news and some bad news about Him. (I wondered where this was going). First, the bad news...you can't see God. But, the good news is, you can feel Him, and you can talk to Him." How profound is that! How could I have known that a simple lesson about money would lead up to a "talk" about God. We spent awhile talking about those three things, as we were lying in his bunk bed. It was a good talk; I'm glad we had it. You just can't separate God and money, they're so connected. Because, "where your treasure is, there your heart is also".
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