Ludden’s Lighthouse

What kind of things are you thankful for?  The older I get, the more I realize just how many things I could live without and the few things that I really need. 

I am thankful for my sweet husband, who works very hard to do his own job AND pick up the slack for me when I have extra teaching responsibilities.  He is such a good dad, too.

I am thankful for my children, each unique in their own way.  I’m sure parenting them has taught me more about myself than I have taught them!  They bring me joy even when things are difficult.

Lastly, I am thankful for you!  You make my days meaningful and are woven into my thoughts.  I love being with you each day and learning with you about the world and our part in it. 

Have a wonderful holiday!

A month or so ago, we read an article about how girls in other parts of the world have fewer educational opportunities and how Unicef, a charitable, child-focused organization is working to close the gap by building additional schools and trying to change the perception of girls being educated in certain countries.  We went to the Unicef website to find out more, and I noticed that Unicef was still promoting trick-or-treat collection boxes like when I was a kid.  Immediately the class wanted to do it, so I ordered the boxes and gave them the option of participating.  Several of them did…

But then a group of girls decided that they wanted to take it a step further and have a booth at the carnival to collect more donations.  On their own they got approval, created a poster, a schedule, and  a collection box for the booth.  It was a big success with $70.79 raised – and that was with us being set up right by the ticket sales where most people were more intent on spending their money there.  Way to get things done!

Thanks to Jake., Rosie, Lisa, Madison, Cassie, Jennifer, Lyric, Hailey, Paden, and for all the contributions you raised.  I’m sure that a child somewhere will be benefiting very soon from your good will.