You know, when my good friend Cheryl gave me a gift certificate to Kiva for christmas, I used it and felt good about it. But I did not make a second loan for a number of months. Then I did one. And another one. I joined a “team” and I have made I think 4 more. 8 total now. It helps that Kiva decided to funnel money right back to loaners to be loaned out again. It’s like having a buck in your pocket when you were young. It burns a hole into it. I just did 2 loans a few minutes ago.

What is stranger though is the law of giving and getting. Since I have made a more conscious effort to give, I seem to have been getting. Jobs. higher ticket jobs. yeah, me asking for more money for them has a bit to do with it. but I really think that I am being paid back for taking what little I have and giving it to someone who’s life will be made better by the loan. maybe their children will have a better chance of making it.

I now know what I am giving to my kids for christmas presents.