“We Were Poor, but Mother Made Us Feel So Rich!”
(The Top Six Things that Made that Poor Family Rich!)

“A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked” (Psalm 37:16).

Grandma was visiting her family and especially enjoying her time with her granddaughter. They were talking about the days when grandmother was growing up.

“The days on the farm were hard,” Grandma spoke thoughtfully to her granddaughter. “Tell me more, Grandma,” said nine-year-old Nanci Lynn as she moved to come around beside her elderly grandmother.

“Well, as I was saying, growing up on our old farm was hard. We didn’t have a lot of things the other kids at my school had. Our car was old. Our clothes were hand-me-downs. Our shoes were not fancy. In fact, our house was pretty plain compared to many of the neighbors. But we felt rich because of our mother. She must have been tired at times,” Grandma said. “But every day we could count on her love and faithfulness. First of all everyday she’d tell us that she loved us. Second she sang about Jesus as she was cooking at the stove. Third she’d pray with us at the door before we left to go to school. What a great way to send us off. Then the fourth thing would be she’d ask about our day. Fifth she listened to our chattering as we talked on and on. It seemed like we were the only things on her mind. Last of all and best of all, she’d thank the Lord for sending us into her life because it made her so rich. So you see, Nanci, as we heard Mother praying that, we actually understood that those were the things that made our family rich!”

Nanci giggled as Grandma hugged her. Grandma quietly said to her, “And now my Nanci girl, you have made me rich. There’s nothing wrong with having nice things Nanci Lynn. But the best things in life aren’t things at all. The best is knowing the Lord Jesus as our Savior and loving people.
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