Priceless!

Today I received  a beautiful,  sweet, heart-felt gift that touched my soul and renewed my spirit. It was simple, as gifts go, but the value it held for me was beyond any I could name.

Let me just say that I have received many gifts in my lifetime.  I cherish each one because just the act of giving a gift takes thought and heart. I am touched that someone would just make the effort to let me know they were thinking of me. I absolutely relish giving gifts of all sizes and varieties. It feeds my soul to give and I hope it fills the souls of the recipients to know they were thought of.

Well, today my soul was filled by a darling little first grader during lunch. This little boy already has the sweetest spirit and is so earnest in his need to be kind and thoughtful.  He has a wonderful imagination and is so willing to share all the amazing thoughts that run through his head.  I love him. He makes me smile. During a crazy spurt in the lunchroom I had half a dozen first and second graders  surrounding me, each of them having need of my attention .  This boy walked up to me and stood  holding something cupped  in his hands, waving his arms together in the air.  I nodded to him,  letting him know I would be with him soon.  He stood patiently for me while I helped the other children who had gotten to me before he did. When he got to me a glorious little moment unfolded before me.

"Miss Heather, this is for you.  A treasure among treasures for you, a princess." Then he took this tiny seed he had found in his apple and put it in my hand. And for a minute I really did feel like a princess...all because of an apple seed and a six year old boy. His gift made my day. It made me see good, it made me feel good. Would that I could make someone feel that good at least once a day for the rest of my life. That would be priceless.

One of the best gifts ever!