Never Too Young

This morning an incredibly beautiful thing happened. My friend Shannon sent me this photo-

You're probably thinking, "Money? So what?" or "Wow, $80, that's nice." But let me tell you the story behind this $80.

When Dempsey's journey started, in April of this year, it touched MANY lives. Some of those lives were students, 6-7 year olds. My friend was their teacher. To remind them to pray for Dempsey she bought orange bracelets and wrote his name on them. She would send photos of their little wrists sportin' their Dempsey-support bracelets. Heart-warming.

Well, one student named Jasmine was deeply touched. So touched, in fact, that she spent her summer earning and saving money FOR DEMPSEY.

Y'all... THAT is where this $80 came from. The heart of a 7 year old girl we've never even met!!

Here is the text conversation Shannon and I had:

Shanon: One of my students from last year that went to another school just came and handed me an envelope for Dempsey. She saved up over the summer and worked to be able to give this to you guys!

Me: I am UNDONE! How precious is she?!! How old is she? Do you know what she did to earn it? 

Shannon: Her mom just told me that she saved it in her piggy bank and that mom didn't help her. She wanted to teach her to work or things she wants to do. She is seven. :-) Her name is Jasmine.

Me: If we send you a card, could you get it to her?

Shannon: Yes. :-)

Me: Sweet!

Shannon: Dempsey really touched her heart and she kept telling me she wanted to do something for him. She is an example to her friends and even her parents!!

So, when you are down or feel like you're not important enough to make a difference... sit with this story and realize you are NEVER too young or too old to make a meaningful impact. You don't need to be on TV to be known. You don't need to invent something spectacular to go down in history. You don't need to say just the right thing all the time. You don't need to have the perfect voice to sing a song. You don't have to have the most skill to play a sport. You don't have to have the "perfect" body to take a picture. JUST BE YOU!

If you have LOVE in your heart what you do will matter! If you are letting the Spirit lead you, what you do will have supernatural implications. By supernatural I mean it will have an impact that you may never see but that is being woven through a tapestry so beautiful and beyond you that only God could weave it.

This 7 year old, precious girl, was moved by the Holy Spirit to DO something for our Dempsey. This mama is wonderfully undone, yet again. It just happens to be by a sweet little girl with a BIG heart.

How do you thank a child like this? She didn't do this for accolaides. She didn't do this to get her name on a blog. She didn't do this for any reason other than she wanted to "help Dempsey". Speechless! Speechless I tell you!