Sunday, February 19, 2012

2.14.12


Valentine's Day

I should start by saying Happy Valentine's Day everyone!  Today I had to substitute teach during one of my resource times for a third grade class.  The teacher left me with the joy of monitoring their Valentine's day party.  Fun Stuff.

After I took this picture I started to think about what I would write about.  Sure I could comment on how commercialized holidays have become but that seems to easy and completely misses the point of what beauty I did witness today.

I had the unfortunate fortune to sub for a class during their Valentine's Day party.  I'm all for celebrating but knowingly going into a sugar filled third grade room is not exactly an opportunity I rush toward.  What I found beautiful was that even though many of these kids had never had me in class before several students wanted to make sure I felt included.  Walking in I had never expected to receive valentines.  I found those little gestures to be heartwarming and sweet.  The kids ended up not only sharing their candy but also their kindness.

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