Written by a Festus 7th grade boy

As I posted in one of my Facebook status updates...my daughters communication arts teacher took all of the 7th graders stories and poems and bound them into a book and gave each student one to take home. The writings are amazing and so I thought throughout the next few blogs I would share them with you all. It is amazing how we think that teens don't know a thing but yet they know way more than we let ourselves believe. Yes they are learning and us adults are supposed to be examples for them. However, I think if we really pay attention, that many times they can be an example for us.  Below is a poem from a 7th grade boy at my daughters school. May we learn from him........

Lesson Learned

Ok....so like I've said before...I know I'm cheating by not writing this blog tonight myself but the holidays have kept me busy busy busy. This is a story I've always loved so I thought I would share with you all. You all know I love to share things with you that touch my heart. Although it doesn't have a Christmas theme I thought it would be perfect. There are so many crabby, cranky people out there right now and even though I know it may be hard, try to have some patience. You never know what someone may be going through. And so the story goes.......