Logans first lesson in tithing

When you become a parent there are tons of books, websites, etc... totally devoted to telling you how to raise a happy healthy child. One that loves to eat vegetables, generally behaves as an adult and is potty trained by their second birthday. Most of it is well meaning but not very practical or maybe it only works on those children that were meant to be angels. (I wouldn't know what those are like from personal experience though I have 2 pretty great kids)
There is also an abundance of advice you are given by friends family and well meaning strangers, even before the children are born. (I think every grandma/mother in my town told me to enjoy every minute of my baby(s) because they grow up before you know it) Most of that in my humble opinion is more practical but you still have to learn to take the advice you can use and not be overwhelmed by it.
Some advice I have been given which I think is pretty valuable is basically "You can teach with your actions much more easily than with words" a different take on "Actions speak louder than words"
One of the "actions" Jose and I have been teaching our children with is Tithing and Offering. We live by our giving, and God has always provided for us even when we didn't see it.

So last week Logan went to church with Jose to clean up from our New Years Eve service. We have a balloon drop every year and about 98% of the balloons get popped within the first couple seconds of hitting the ground. So while they were picking up and throwing away the balloon pieces Logan also found some change. Jose said he could keep it and he never mentioned it until Sunday. We were about to leave when he yelled "Oh no! I need my offerings! I'll be right back, wait for me" He dashed upstairs to his room and came back with his coins jingling in his hand. I helped him put it in his pocket. 7 cents, that is what he had, and that is what he gave. I thought it was cute and was proud of him (especially because nobody told him to give it. It was a choice he made for himself) But honestly forgot about it after I dropped him off for Sunday school. A couple days later he was at Wal-Mart with my Father in law. They were standing in line to pay when an older couple in front of them turned around and gave Logan a gold dollar coin.

I wasn't there so all I know is what Logan and Jose's dad told me but I know why they gave it to him. The first thing I thought of was his "offerings" on Sunday. It was a small reminder that when you "Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back."

Luke 6:38