"I" Chart

Another one of Allyson's writings...
The students were asked to fill out an "I" chart with descriptions of themselves. This is what Allyson wrote about herself:

Daughter

Little sister

Big sister

Mommy's girl

Love puppies

Granddaughter

Daddy's girl

Nice personality

Great friend / friendly

Love noodles

Love dumplings

Very caring

5th grader

Play piano

Asian

Adopted

As I read Allyson's list, I couldn't help but smile. It just made me happy that she described herself in many ways before listing "adopted". Yes, she was adopted and I want her to be proud of that, but it isn't the first thing she uses to describe herself....as she is SO much more than that! I know that at school, she is asked about being adopted a LOT lately, and I just pray we are helping her to deal with the questions in a healthy way. Reading her paper just made this mom's heart feel a little better. :-)