• Children,  Communication,  Happiness

    Heart Cards

    Chris: With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, we were inspired to share how our daughter’s holiday assignment led to a new take on a traditional symbol. When our daughter was in the second grade, the teacher challenged the class to make their own Valentine’s cards.  As she got in the car from school, she told me about her assignment.  Her concern: “I don’t love everyone in my class.  I don’t want to put a heart on every card.”   My suggestion: “When we get home, look up what a human heart really looks like.”  When Michelle arrived home that evening, Taryn had 14 Valentine’s cards with a typical heart shape on them AND 9 cards…