Last night was TLO's last concert of the year. The band played, the choirs sang and the hand bells rang. The concert ended with Michael W. Smith's song, Friends, as a slide show of pictures of Linda, Mike and me were shown. It was so fun to see how we all had changed through our time at TLO-- both students and staff alike. Mike and I were presented with notes from all of our students that were part of a scrapbook that a parent put together for us. We're looking forward to seeing the scrapbook; it certainly will be a treasure!
We read through some of the notes after the concert... some were flat out funny, others were simply great memories/favorite moments, some were simple thank yous, but one in particular made me cry. It was the most heartfelt note to both Mike and me from the most unexpected student. To have a student that puts up barriers and acts tough write you such a touching note is simply priceless and makes teaching worth it.
Funniest one yet: A kindergardener wrote about me... "That woman is awesome." If only you could understand what kind of child he is; his comment just fits and it's stinkin' hilarious. Besides, what kindergardener refers to others as woman? I mean seriously... how about teacher, person or girl?!
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