Just five minutes ago, as I was picking up some of James' craft supplies, we ran across the birthday card given to him by our friend "Uncle John." I read the card to James and we looked at it together for a minute. Then I went back to tidying, and James went about his business. He was writing on the back of the card - something he's been doing since signing birthday cards for my parents. So I didn't think much of it. When I tuned back in to him, I heard him say, "tr - tr- train. I need to spell train."
I looked down. Immediately tears sprang to my eyes as I read what he had written - all on his own, with no assistance from me:
Thankuforthetr...
He had written a thank-you note to Uncle John for the train car John had given him for his birthday.
(and with only the reminder that it needed a "silent I", he finished the sentence by himself!)
More than the fact that he wrote the sentence is the sweetness of seeing his grateful heart. What a gift to be this little boy's mommy!
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- Debbie
- I love the kitchen. Reading is definitely a favorite pastime - especially the classics. And I'd like to learn about classical music and art. I work full time as a homemaker. My husband and I welcomed our first child, a son, on Oct. 13, 2006 (an incredible miracle!) See April 22 2006 for the story: http://www.xanga.com/DoReMi_D On Nov. 18, 2009, our daughter arrived in a hurry. You can read The Unabridged Story posted that day. We are enjoying the simple pleasures of living life to the glory of God.