Mike and I, along with another friend, hosted a surprise "Stepping into 7th Grade" dinner party for our twins and 12 of their friends and parents the other night. The meal was served "crazy-style" with the kids getting their meal in a mixed-up manner over three courses. Dessert was experienced "team-style" as the kids decorated and ate an ice cream sundae served in a six foot eavestrough, but the best part of the evening for me, was when parents called their children up front and one by one, they publicly affirmed them for the people they've become and the great strides they had taken over the course of their elementary years. It was so beautiful to listen to the different words of love each parent used to describe their kids, and it was so fun to see the students receive such words in front of their peers. I was reminded this night of how life-giving and powerful are words of honor and affirmation.
This is so awesome! I just may borrow this idea as my boys enter that same threshold!
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