AUCTIONING
MOM’S TOUCH

Topics: Affirmation; Attitudes; Children; Feelings; Longing; Love; Mothers; Needs; Relationships; Self-esteem

References: Exodus 20:12; Isaiah 66:13; 1 Thessalonians 2:7

Dan Baber honored his mother by posting an auction on eBay titled “Best Mother in the World.” The winning bidder would receive an email from his mom, Sue Hamilton, that would “make you feel like you are the most special person on the earth.”

During the auction’s seven-day run, 42,711 people—enough to fill most major league baseball stadiums—took a look. Ninety-two offered a bid, pushing the price from a $1 opening to a $610 closing.

Isn’t it interesting how people will pay for something most mothers give for free?

—“A Mother’s Touch,” Focus on the Family Citizen (July 2002)