Feeling Special

I meant to post this in the last post but forgot.

Finn made his first reconciliation on a Saturday and the the day before he received two cards from kids at his school congratulating him. Both of these kids were strangers to him, but apparently the other classes at St. Francis send out congrats cards to the second graders when they receive their sacraments. When I picked Finn up from school that day, he was beaming. In his arms he proudly held a very elaborate, Dr. Seuss looking card. It was from a 6th grader named Matthew, Finn told me, and he had another one in his backpack from a 1st grader named Dante. Dante's card was in the form of a bookmark. Finn was talking a million miles a minute - very, very excited. This seemingly, simple gesture meant so much to him. When he got into the car Finn said something under his breath. He often talks to himself, so I didnt think much of it. When he continued, I asked him what he was saying. He replied looking at his card "Im special Mama. Im very special."