Lent Photo-a-Day #5: Rich

What's the first thing that pops into your head when someone says the word "rich"? Probably money. Boatloads of money. Plus all the expensive things that money can buy, like luxury cars, lavish homes, and exotic travel. Donald Trump rich. Kardashian rich.

But that's not the type of wealth that brings happiness, as Jesus points out in Mark 10: 17-31. Loving money more than the important things in life isn't healthy.

My husband and I went out to dinner last night, and we were saying that while we don't have all the money we'd like to have (does anyone?), we have riches of another sort: two wonderful children who love each other and us as well. And that brings more joy to our lives than a fat bank account.