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　　I am so proud of my five-year-old daughter, Ava．She has 　　1　　 jars－one labeled Savings, one Give Away and the other -Spending, which have helped her

　　2　　 a concept(觀念)that many older children and 　　3　　 do not grasp．

　　Upon getting 　　4　　 for, chores(家庭雜務)she does every week, she 　　5　　 puts some of the money in the Give Away container, then Savings and finally Spending．Ava knows what the money in each jar 　　6　　．When we are out at a 　　7　　 and she sees something she wants to buy, she'll often say, "When we get home I need to see if I have enough money in my Spending jar to buy this．" In addition, she is starting to learn the 　　8　　 of money．Just the other day we were at the store and Ava had around ＄30 to 　　9　　, for she had just received some birthday money．

　　She saw a stuffed animal that she 　　10　　．She asked what it cost and it was around ＄20．We then 　　11　　 around a little more and she saw a 　　12　　 that she liked and asked the 　　13　　．My wife told her it was ＄20．We could then see the wheels start 　　14　　 and eventually Ava realized that she could buy two dolls for the price of one stuffed animal．I thought this was a great 　　15　　 for her and she is beginning to understand how money 　　16　　．

　　Ava uses the money in her 　　17　　 jar to help others．She has bought a gift for a child that 　　18　　 a parent and food for people 　　19　　, A few months ago, when I heard her say she wanted to use the money in her Give Away to buy chocolates for her sister 　　20　　 buy for herself, I did feel very happy．

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　　It used to be our custom to take handmade baskets to friends on May Day．We would 　　1　　 baskets on a doorstep, knock on the door, and then run away as fast as our legs could 　　2　　 us．It was delightful to peer(窺視)around a bush and watch our friends open their 　　3　　 and pick up the colorful gift, 　　4　　 who had left it out for them．

　　I clearly 　　5　　 the May Day of the year when I turned ten．That year I was faced with a(an)　　6　　 involving one of my dearest friends, Pam．We had studied and 　　7　　 together nearly every day, but things 　　8　　 after a new family had moved into our small town．Pam was spending more and more time at their house and I felt 　　9　　 and left out．

　　When my mother asked me 　　10　　 I was going to take a May Day basket to Pam’s house, I responded 　　11　　,“Absolutely not!I hate Pam．”I began to cry．

　　Mom wiped away my 　　12　　 and told me that things and people change．She explained that one of the greatest things friends can do is to give each other a 　　13　　 to grow, to change and to develop, and that it’s 　　14　　 for one’s friends to spend time with other people．

　　I 　　15　　 decided to give Pam a basket as a sign of forgiveness, and asked my sister to help me do it．As we watched from our 　　16　　 place, Pam picked up the basket and said loudly enough for us to hear,“Thank you, Susie, I hoped you wouldn’t 　　17　　 me!”

　　That day, I made a 　　18　　 that changed my life：I decided to hold my friends tightly in my heart, but 　　19　　 in my expectations of them, allowing them 　　20　　 to grow and to change－with or without me．

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　　When my oldest son was in high school, he planned to attend a Christian contemporary concert with the youth group from our church．To my 　　1　　, Aaron invited me to go along．I 　　2　　 accepted; however, by the time the date of the concert arrived, my youngest son had been ill, and I was 　　3　　 about him．My husband 　　4　　 me to attend the concert, promising he would take care of our youngest．I hesitated．

　　Finally, it 　　5　　 me．Aaron was sixteen years old．How many 　　6　　 would I have to do something fun with him 　　7　　 he went away to college? And how many youth actually 　　8　　 their mothers to attend a concert with them that was clearly for teens? The 　　9　　 was made．I would not miss this opportunity．

　　At the concert, I sat with Aaron in the third row, stuffing(填塞)cotton in my ears to block out the 　　10　　, ear-splitting music of the first performer．I stood when the kids stood, clapped when they clapped, and never let anyone know how 　　11　　 I was to feel the floor vibrate(震動)beneath my feet．Aaron and his friends were 　　12　　 at my enthusiasm．

　　By the time we left the concert, my ears were ringing, but it quickly passed．　　13　　 did my son's teenage years．　　14　　 he was in college and away from home．I missed him more than I could say．On days when I was especially 　　15　　 for his ready smile and his teasing manner, I would think back to the concert we attended and be thankful once again that I didn't 　　16　　 an opportunity to spend time with my son．

　　Aaron is now grown and has a family of his own, but we are still very 　　17　　．Some days he calls just to 　　18　　 and tell me about his day．I drop everything and 　　19　　 the moment, knowing these times too shall 　　20　　．