As I sit here, reading the news of the devastating weather in the south, I wonder how many people have lost all of their pictures, family Bibles and numerous other items that one would consider a family treasure.
Each time I know of a family that has lost all their Earthly goods, I pray the one thing they haven't lost are those items that can be passed on with their stories and family history.
My students, when they first meet me, find it odd when I tell them that in that book bag is my life. They ask me the same question every year, what?
I then explain to them that I have scanned every photo of my family, that I have them saved right there on an external hard drive and that it is in the book bag. As they go through those 4 years of high school with me, they begin to get more involved in their family history. They begin to bring in bits and pieces of their family history and we begin to piece it together.
So I sit here and pray that those families will never forget their family history, that their two most precious things in life have not been lost... family and family photos/history.
You know the most interesting thing that happens... When we have a fire drill or storm, one of my students will pick up my book bag and carry it to safety. This says a lot about my great students and the bond we form.
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