It’s not mine. It’s all His.

A Toddler’s Rules of Possession

1.     If I like it, it’s mine.

2.     If it’s in my hand, it’s mine.

3.     If I can take it from you, it’s mine.

4.     If I had it a little while ago, it’s mine.

5.     If it’s mine, it must NEVER appear to be yours in any way.

6.     If I’m doing or building something, all pieces are mine.

7.     If it looks just like mine, it’s mine.

8.     If I saw it first, it’s mine.

9.     If you are playing with something and you put it down, it automatically becomes mine.

10. If it’s broken, it’s yours.

There’s more where that came from.

Money can’t buy happiness, but generosity can.

Giving is what we do because it’s what he did.

Your heart follows your finances.

Generosity Prayer:

Holy Father, there is nothing we have that You have not given us. All that we have and all that we are belongs to You, bought with the blood of Jesus. To spend everything on ourselves and to give without sacrifice is the way of the world, but generosity is the way of those who call You their Lord. We are determined by Your grace to increase in generosity until it can be said there are no needy persons among us. We are determined to be trustworthy with such a little thing as money that You may trust us with true riches. Above all we are determined to be generous because You, Father are generous. It is the delight of Your daughters and sons to share your traits and to show what You are like to all the world. Amen.