I had a lovely Thanksgiving, but it definitely flew by. I was looking forward to going back to school more than usual because I was excited to start celebrating Christmas with my class. This is (hopefully) going to be the year when I make gingerbread houses with my class and teach them lots of carols and do lots of crafts and other fun stuff. The first day back after Thanksgiving break, four of my students were playing this: They were acting out Thanksgiving dinner. They built a table out of wooden blocks and all helped "cook" and set the table, and then they held hands to pray. It was pretty awesome to watch. I can't really imagine the boy who initiated the hand holding and praying doing that with his family, but maybe he does, or maybe he just decided in his mind that that's how it should be. Speaking of Thanksgiving and thankfulness, I am so thankful for my class. I'm trying to be intentional about telling them that on a regular basis. I have a video of the who...