Sara is a stay-at-home mother of two boys, and an artist. She created a blog to auction off her work to raise money for charity. She recently launched Love Art #3, an on-line auction to sell not her work, but that of her 5-year-old son Jed. She explains why in a recent post.

I have the privilege of mothering Jed. This little guy is your typical 5-year-old boy who loves Star Wars, Legos, Nerf guns, wrestling etc. 100 percent boy! Beneath all of that, he's full of enormous love.

This little guy loves better than I do. Actually I wish I were more like him when it comes to his love for others. At 5, he has a huge burden for orphans, prays for those at war around the globe, and makes sure his Mum gives money to the homeless.

As we all know, our world is a big fat mess. Try as we may, this is something that cannot be hidden from an inquisitive little guy like Jed. As much as I would love to keep my son in a bubble and paint a picture of rainbows and gumdrops, the world we live in does not allow it. Jed is too smart to be fooled. He knows things are a mess and with that come the questions.

Jason and I tell him what we think he should know and allow him to see what we think should be seen regarding the natural disasters that have taken place, the wars, etc. We use these opportunities to have good discussions with him about God, life, death, people. We use these moments to instill in him a heart and a desire to help and think of others and take the time to pray as a family.

With all of the recent disasters, we have had many Jed-initiated conversations about those affected by the disaster. We often ask Jed "So what do you think we can do to help?" Here are some of his answers "We can pray." "We can send money to help build new homes." "We can buy them some things, like toothbrushes and beds."

We thought we would enable Jed to do what his little heart loves to do. … GIVE. This is our way as parents of allowing Jed to give to those in need. We also want him to know that "size matters not" and that even at the age of 5 you can still give to, help, and bless others.

One hundred percent of this auction will be going to Samaritan's Purse to help with relief aid in Joplin, Missouri.

We have chosen Samaritan's Purse for two reasons: 1. During times of great loss and tragedy they meet both the physical and spiritual needs of those affected. 2. Jed really likes that they are named after the good Samaritan in the Bible. In his words "Samaritans are people who help other people who need help!"

Jed has worked very hard to create three auction pieces. I only gave him the tools to create and painted the edges. As he was painting, we talked about selling his pieces and raising money and this is my favorite quote "Yes!!! We're going to be rich, for those who don't have anything!!!"

Click here for more information about Jed’s auction.

Samaritan's Purse , Love Art

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