I am in tears.......

A couple of days ago I received a gift and was overwhelmed by her generosity. She sent 5 books with CD's! Much needed in my classroom. I took pictures of my gift and had started writing a thank you....was planning on posting this weekend.

Today I had an emotionally wearing day. I have three homeless kiddos that have had so much change and uncertainty in their young lives. They come to school with nothing and hope they have a bed to sleep in at night when they leave. It breaks my heart. It's not something you can turn off when you get home, you take those feeling with you. When I pulled into my home after a 10 hour day I noticed yet another package from Amazon Prime. At first I was confused, because I had already received my (much appreciated) gift. But when I opened it I just smiled and cried. It was an electric pencil sharpener from Charity. To some a pencil sharper is just a pencil sharpener. But to me, especially today, it was more. Not only was it a much needed item (I had been sending pencils home to parents to sharpen), but the gift carried a message. The message was that I am not alone in trying to care for and support these children who need and deserve it so much.

Thank you reddit for starting and supporting this program, thank you to all of the individuals donating their hard earned money to help support our youth in so many classrooms across the U.S., and thank you Charity for your generosity......and amazing timing. I am not alone, We are not alone.

Still shedding tears of gratefulness, Mrs. Tveter