Ruth Ayres invites us the celebrate each week. Click over to her site Discover. Play. Build. to read more celebrations.
It’s not even my birthday, but I received three “Just Because I Love You” gifts in the mail this week. A bracelet from “MudLove” that inspires me and helps provide a week of clean water to someone in need.
Word bracelets from MudLove.
A hand-knitted scarf. I took a quick selfie.
A bouquet of roses from my daughter and her fiancé.
These gifts were thoughtful and made me feel special. Two of these friends have come to me from this blogging community. I am so grateful for the friendships I am forging through writing.
My students received some gifts this week as well. An artist who visited our class before Christmas sent tiny journals, just the right size for collecting small Slice of Life moments. They started decorating them on Friday.
Nikki Loftin will be Skyping with my class for World Read Aloud Day. She sent bookmarks.
My students raised money for the World Wildlife Fund by holding a bake sale. They raised $250. This week we received two buckets of animals. Now each student has a tiny stuffed companion.
I celebrate gifts of the spirit, too. Across from our house on the bayou is wooded property. In reality, it’s marshy land that would be difficult to develop, but years ago we bought it with our neighbors in order to keep it wild. In the early morning light, reflections are vivid. Beauty in nature is a gift every day.
Reflections on the Teche 
Wonderful things for you this week, Margaret, and for your students, too. How great to raise so much for WWF. I love your selfie, too. I hope you’ve healed from your accident. You haven’t mentioned it, so am assuming all is better. I envy you your bayou so close. It always looks so beautiful. Have a lovely weekend.
Healing is slow but it is happening. Thanks.
I love that WWF sent animals for all of your students. They must have been so excited. Your beautiful woods must be so nice to look out on each day. What a great idea that you and your neighbors had to make sure that it would be preserved. I love the word bracelet too!
So much going on in your world this week. I love the tiny stuffed companions. Congrats to your students for their contribution. And bookmarks for WRAD and an upcoming Skype visit. Love the morning reflection in the water. Have a restful and relaxing weekend!
I think giving and receiving gifts just fills us up. So glad many people are celebrating you this week!
Unexpected gifts are so lovely! No surprise that so many people celebrate you as you are a gift to us. Such exciting things happening at school too! YAY!!
Gosh – I love your celebrations this week! The bracelet is just perfect, and the scarf is beautiful. I LOVE getting flowers – yours are beautiful and so thoughtful from your daughter and future son-in-law! Nature is always worth celebrating! How exciting to look forward to Skyping with Nikki Loftin!
Surprise gifts from the heart are the best! I have a bracelet from MudLove too, mine says Celebrate. 🙂 Appropriate, right?
Celebrate is a great word! I also have Presence (my OLW) and Peace. I seem to be getting a collection.
One of the lovely things about the gifts that came to you is the knowing that they came to you because you were on someone’s mind. Sweet celebrations through your week.
What a lovely way to think about it. Thanks.
Such fun gifts and how perfect to celebrate them! Giving and receiving is such a wonderful circle of love, isn’t it?