Thankful

I had a wonderful Birthday weekend, thanks to
the wonderful 3 guys in my life and my wonderful
family and friends. It's so nice to feel cherished
and loved, isn't it? I think I really take that for
granted sometimes. So one more year as a "twenty-
something" and then comes the thirties...

At least I have one more year to prepare!

So I went to pick up the boys from preschool
today, to have their teacher tell me a very funny
story about Big Boy. Apparently they were going
around the circle saying what they were thankful
for.

It went something like this:

Teacher: "so what are you guys thankful for?"

Big Boy: "I'm thankful for my mommy."

Teacher: "oh, that's nice."

Big Boy: "But she's not thankful for me!"

Teacher: (knowing there was a story behind this,
she probed further)
"I'm sure your mommy is thankful for you.
Why would you think she wasn't thankful?"

Big Boy: "Well...........She's mad at me because I
pushed my brother and made him cry.
I guess I wasn't using good self-control."
(they have been learning the fruits of the
spirit - Big Boy's most challenging has been
self-control, so he knew this was an area to work on!)

Teacher: "So, maybe if we use good self control, and DON'T push our
brother we will give mommy more things to be thankful for, huh?"

Big Boy: "Ya, I guess so."

Oh, boy. I love this kid - and his heart. Just had to share!