Friday, May 14, 2010
My heart took a picture
As I try not to count down the days I have left before I see my husband, (16) I have made an effort to have my heart take pictures of things (I suck at taking pictures with my camera.) One thing that made my heart happy was when I went to Challenger to eat lunch with my dear friend Jenny (she's blood really, being from Arizona) I got to see my kids. When I say my kids, I mean my students from third grade. A few of them rushed to me on the way to lunch and it took everything in me not to cry hysterically and kiss their heads and tell them I love them. Jamie ran out of the lunch room when she saw me and smiled her big smile. I opened my arms and she ran to me. I got to hug her! It meant so much. I thank God for those few moments and for giving me the time I had with them. To quote Les Mis, "to love another person is to see the face of God." The view takes my breath away.
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Kissing heads should be allowed. If it's not, let's start lobbying for a 'go ahead and show the love' law.
ReplyDeleteHaha. I totally agree. I've taken too many classes on "don't touch the kids." I need to unlearn it!
ReplyDeleteYou've had a huge impact on those kids. 3rd grade is important. Faith is never going to forget her 3rd grade teacher - and I'll never forget mine either. Yes, I agree! Kissing of the heads should be encouraged. Some of those kids will only be shown tenderness at school, so c'mon, let's not discourage that!
ReplyDeleteKJ and Paige, I love love love you both. And I agree. The next time I see them, I'll kiss their heads and tell them I love them, because I do.
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