How do you know you are part of a community?
What does a loving community feel like?
What does it look like to extend love and kindness to someone?
After this morning, I am confident our Birch friends know these things, and more.
If you've been around preschoolers at all you know their ability to keep surprises quiet for very long is not their superpower. But showering people with feelings of love definitely IS!
These friends simply could NOT wait to unveil their masterpiece of well-wishing kindness.
And that's the thing about kindness
It ripples
spreads
overflows
It is meant for another, but it can't help but fill up the giver, too.
As their "gigantic card" was unrolled every single friend immediately crawled right onto it and began talking about what they had created.
"It's for your husband."
"And for you, too"
And they are right. Though the intent was to lift his spirits and make him smile, this act of kindness and love was something this teacher could almost tangibly feel jumping off of the page through the drawings and words, make me smile and "feel better" too.
Because it was so evident that each picture was so important and carried meaning and stories, we created space and time for each friend to share what they made for us.
There were rainbows and hearts.
Kittens covered in hearts
There were stories of machines that helped people's bodies heal, and scenes of fantasy filled with hearts and rainbows!
There were images of things that our friends love and hold dear to. And what better way to show love than to share something that you yourself love!
Each story was followed by a hug that filled your teacher up with joy.
"Ms Lisa I missed you so so much." HW
It was a sweet morning that makes me so grateful to be your teacher.
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