Yes, we’re watching Congress vote on the tax reform bill today. But we’ve also got one eye on a selfless 8-year-old boy.

A few weeks ago, Jayden Perez decided the children of hurricane-battered Puerto Rico needed his Christmas toys more than he did. Then, his mom posted a video on Facebook, in which Jayden asks: “Can you donate one toy, from the bottom of my heart and the bottom of your heart?"

Jayden’s generosity struck a chord: More than 1,000 toys were donated and $9,300 has been collected on a GoFundMe page. Jayden now plans to help distribute those toys on the island during Three Kings Day, when Latino children traditionally receive gifts.

But selflessness isn’t limited to this third-grader from New Jersey.

In Ohio, 9-year-old Mikah Frye made a similar choice. When he learned his grandmother planned to buy him an Xbox One game console, he said the $300 would be better spent on blankets for a local homeless shelter. You see, Mikah’s family had previously availed themselves of the Ashland Church Community Emergency Shelter Services. And Mikah took it a step further, adding a handwritten note with each blanket.

We probably shouldn’t be surprised that children are often the best examples of the Christmas spirit. In prophesying the coming of Christ Jesus, Isaiah wrote: “and a little child shall lead them.”

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