This blog post is my "Thank You" note to the Mefford family.
Sometimes in life we encounter people who see the glass half full and others who see the glass half empty. But in this case, instead of a glass, it is a story of a plastic bag ...and cookies.
You see, I was having a "crumby" day (see what I did there?). But then as I was teaching a class, Mrs. Mefford, a beloved parent in our AGS community quietly walked in, and put a generously stuffed bag of chocolate chip cookies on my desk. She softly said they were from her son (a 5th grader). She went out of the room as quietly as she came in. How did she know that my day needed a pick-me-up?! As soon as the class left, I happily ate several of the cookies...HA! They were so awesome. I looked at the bag...It was half empty.
It makes me think about Thanksgiving...being thankful for the good things, people, blessings we have in our lives. It can be hard sometimes to do this... so easily we, as humans, tend to take out our microscopes and zoom in on the negative. I've decided, however this week, I AM going to focus on this picture of the HALF EMPTY bag...but not in a negative way... instead, in a grateful, thankful way.
I took a picture because I wanted to remember how my "bag" (or day) was feeling half-empty...and this family knew just what I needed. A FULL dose of sweetness and kindness. When we see others struggling, maybe we can try to fill them back up.
Thank you, Mefford Family, for your act of kindness. I feel blessed and thankful to know you.
Love,
Mrs. Jensen
