Gratitude creates it’s own attitude. It can give you a new perspective, a new focus. I am going to use this day as my opportunity to see those things.

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I am a day late on this, but writing it has taken some time to think it through.

In the early morning of June 24th, between three and six, Ridgeline Montessori School had a change forced on it. My son started at Ridgeline in first grade. He has one more year left there to finish middle school and eighth grade.

Back when I was on the board several years ago, we considered moving the school to a new site. The building that we were leasing from the 4J school district was aged, needed a new roof and we were outgrowing the wing we started out in. Fast forward several years and we had taken over that entire wing, the office and part of another wing and shared the site (including cafeteria and gym) with the Village School. We did know that we would need to relocate eventually as the district had decided not to make large repairs to the classroom buildings. All seemed well for the time being.

That changed with yesterday morning’s events. A fire broke out under the overhang at the back entrance of our main wing. Seven of our nine classrooms and their contents are gone. The walls still stand, but that’s about all.

Chrystall Reed, our administrator said,

“As devastating as this (fire) is, we will find a new place. It may not be here, but it will still be Ridgeline Montessori.”

At the scene
Video after the fire
Photos

So what am I thankful for?

That no one was hurt, of course.

That I know the school community is strong enough to pull through this challenging time.

That there is a gathering tomorrow to see what our next steps will and organize volunteers. I plan to be there.

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Take a few minutes today to create your own Thankful Thursday.

How:

Sit back and consider what you have to be thankful for. Listing three to five things is nice, but one will do.

Post about gratitude on your blog. If you don’t have your own blog, go ahead and write about what you are thankful for in the comments here instead.

If you blog, please link back here or leave a comment.

Feel free to tag other bloggers, if you like to do that, but it’s not necessary. This is not a meme that obligates you to do anything, but look for gratitude. Oh, and link back, and comment, that’s all I ask.

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Visit these other blogs that often participate in Thankful Thursday:

The Pony Expression

Tired Dog Ranch

Enlightened Horsemanship Through Touch

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