Not This Year

I want to share a gift that I received the other day from a mom of one of my students. It is a gift I will never tire of getting, and to me, it is one of the most precious gifts I could be given; “Guess what _______ did, something that has never happened.” There is so much wrapped up in those few words for the families; joy, hope, relief, pride, peace of mind, and perseverance to keep going.

Over the holidays the family and extended family have a scavenger hunt at one of the local parks. Each member is given clues that they must read to help find the items. Always in the past my student handed his clues to mom or dad for them to read out loud to the group,  but not this year. This family scavenger hunt  my student did not give his clues to mom or dad, he held on to them in his own hands and waited for his turn to read, out loud, to all the family, his clues for the scavenger hunt. Wow!

It can seem a small thing to read a clue for a scavenger hunt, but it can be the beginning of a chain reaction in the reader; ‘Wow, I did it”, “What else can I do now”, “I think I will try ___.”

What a gift!.

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