When I was a little girl, some of my happiest memories were going to the mall with my parents. There was a huge, lit fountain I would watch for seemingly hours. Mama and Daddy held hands as we walked around. We couldn’t often buy but it was fun just to go. In college I worked at that mall for Lord & Taylor, which is now gone. I would save my money to eat at La Madeline and speak French with the cashier Jacqueline who was from Paris. Now I walk that mall holding hands with my husband while our little girl gazes up in wonder at the same huge, lit fountain. They have added restaurants, a movie theater and a park but it has still retained the same feel. It IS great to be able to buy more things like new clothes or cookies as a treat. But I want our daughter to know there is joy in simply walking around and spending time with each other. We don’t ALWAYS need to buy something. Happiness is what you make of it. Growing up I always knew we were poor but very rich because the three of us had each other. A Pastor named Charles Spurgeon once said it is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness. Now God has graciously allowed me to have a husband and a child of my own — and there is no price that can possibly be put on that.
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