Teacher Debbie Moon´s first graders were discussing a picture of a family.. One little boy in the picture had a different hair color than the other members. One of her students suggested that he was adopted. A little girl said, ´ I know all about adoption, I was adopted.. ´ ´What does it mean to be adopted?´, asked another child.. ´It means´ , said the girl, ´that you grew in your mommy´s heart instead of her tummy! ´
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On my way home one day, I stopped to watch a Little League baseball game that was being played in a park near my home. As I sat down behind the bench on the first-base line, I asked one of the boys what the score was ´We ´ re behind 14 to nothing, ´ he answered with a smile. ´Really, ´ I said. ´I have to say you don´t look very discouraged.´ ´Discouraged? ´, the boy asked with a puzzled look on his face... ´Why should we be discouraged? We haven´t been up to bat yet. ´
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Whenever I´m disappointed with my spot in life, I stop and think about little Jamie Scott. Jamie was trying out for a part in the school play. His mother told me that he´d set his heart on being in it, though she feared he would not be chosen. On the day the parts were awarded, I went with her to collect him after school. Jamie rushed up to her, eyes shining with pride and excitement. ´Guess what, Mom, ´he shouted, and then said those words that will remain a lesson to me..... ´ I´ve been chosen to clap and cheer. ´
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