Dearest Emma,
As March approached this year, my mind filled with dread at
the mere thought of committing to the Slice of Life challenge again. Truthfully, I pushed the entire idea
out of my head any time it started to inch its wicked way in. Then one day, after a very difficult
week at work, I found a beautiful note in my mailbox. The moment I saw the Mickey on the front, I knew it was from
you!
Somehow, every word in that little note was precisely what I
needed to hear that day. You gave
me encouragement in a moment I desperately needed it. And then, at the end of this precious card, you asked me to
slice again. Oh, Emma! You know I hate this so much! But somehow knowing that you are
reading this again has given me the motivation to try once more.
I can’t promise you anything special this year – I am rather
out of good ideas. I have told so
many of the stories I know to tell.
However, I promise you this…I will slice every day. Just for you!
Thank you for being one of the sweetest, most precious young
ladies I know. Thank you, also,
for believing in my writing, even when I struggle to believe in it myself!
Math still rules!
Mrs. Smith
Reading this made me cry. I am glad that I was able to have you as a teacher last year!
ReplyDeleteReading this made me cry. I am glad that I was able to have you as a teacher last year!
ReplyDeleteAnd I was grateful to have you as my student! :)
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