Friday, August 23, 2013

1st Grade Blessing

May the sun shine on the sidewalk before every step you take . . .
May the clothes you wear sit comfortably upon your shoulders . . .
May learning be the joy that awaits you each day . . .
May new friends be around every corner . . .
May your teachers love what they do and who you are . . .
May safe haven be forever yours in the halls and corridors of life . . .
May the smell of chalk and cafeteria foods and books fill you with delight . . .
May the stories of your day fill all who hear them with smiles . . .
May learning to tie your shoes be a moment of great satisfaction . . .
May your Gran’s refrigerator be filled with the pictures you draw and
          the stories you write . . .
May you never bully or sulk or complain – because you have been given much,
          much is required of you, even when you are only 6 . . .
May God’s ways guide your ways all the days of your life . . .

2 comments:

  1. I shared this with my Facebook friends. Hope you don't mind. My younger granddaughter begins first grade this year. This is a lovely way to send her off to school.

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    1. Debbi, I don't mind at all. I love blessing (and it's a good reminder for me not to do so much 'cursing' - for how can we speak ill of those we're blessing?). May your granddaughter's path be made straight before her always. Peace, Beth

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