There are some items that just shouldn't be sold at yard sales: half or mostly burned candles, wet clothing, a small wooden bannister, and...certain videos. This past weekend, Phil and I worked at a yard sale for our church, which raised money for families who want to adopt but struggle to afford it. Since we love orphans and will hopefully be adopting in the next several years or so, Phil and I volunteered our services. The day was beautiful, we had a great turnout, and I didn't buy a thing, but one item begs to be documented.
I was organizing the DVDS, CDs, and VHS tapes (remember those) when I came across one VHS tape that was in a classic home video sleeve. Thinking that it might be a Disney video that had lost its case, I looked at the edge of the tape to see if it had a title. What I saw was nothing less than disturbing. There, hand written on the case, were the words "Baby # 3." That's right. In the hubbub of swiping items to send to the church yard sale, someone accidentally (let's hope) included the tape of their child's birth. As curious as I was to know whose snafu this was, I resisted the urge to bring it home and resorted to showing it to everyone I could find.
So, take a lesson from some anonymous woman with at least three children: even if you're busy being a mom to three kids, make sure you don't throw out the baby with the bath water.
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