Mrs. Herrington’s, Mrs. Talon’s, and Mrs. Anderson’s third-grade classes sent me their Thanksgiving lists. They came via snail mail. Most were written in pencil. A few were in crayon.

BILLY (age 8)— I am thankful for God. Without him we wouldn’t have any football.

JOSH (9)—I’m thankful for Alabama because it is a wonderful place to live and Alabama is home to the only confirmed incident of a meteorite striking a human person, named Ann Hodges, in Oak Grove, 1954.

MARY (8)—I’m thankful that my mom lets me stay home from school when my grandparents are in town because I love them so much.

TORY (9)—I love my phone because I use it to read books and reading is a superpower.

CHRISTOPHER (8)—My dad is what I’m thankful for most. He almost died because of diabetes.

PERCY (9)—I am thankful for tacos at school.

LUANN (8)—I am thankful for my dogs and my horses and especially Rain who is my horse who I ride.

BJ (8)—I am thankful for my teacher because she gives me good grades.

LORA (9)—I am thankful that my family is together again and my dad is living with us again.

BRIANA (9)—I hope my mom will come back home and stop doing drugs.

ANDREW (10)—I love my brother and I miss him a lot. He’s not with us anymore because he is with Jesus.

LILY (8)—I am thankful for the bike my dad bought me so I can blow off steam and quit making mom upset with me.

YVONNE (8)—I am grateful for all the things God has given to us all. The big stuff and the little stuff he gives us so far, is what I am thankful for most, you know. My favorite thing is my family because I love it when we’re all here for Thanksgiving and eating with each other and everyone is doing stuff. Yay!

TAYLOR (9)—my dads in jell but im thankfel for him too.

ANNA (8)—I don’t know what I’m thankful for because I am thankful for everything all at once.

JASON (9)—I am most thankful for my mom she is so great and I love her so much and not enough people ever says they are thankful for her.

HIREM (9)—I am thankful for my life.

KAYDEN (9)—I love being at school where we can all hang out and talk and we get to eat and not be hungry like at home.

OLIVIA (8)—I am thankful for my teacher because she said she is thankful for me just before we did this righting.

JOE (9)—I am thankful to the Lord for providing to us all and making us for his childrens even though we dont deserve to.

ELENA (9)—Please pray my brother is healed.

WINDY (8)—I am thankful for having a house and a family.

TYLER (8)—I am thankful for frozen French fries.

CHADLEY (9)—I’m grateful my grandma said she could raise me or else I won’t have nobody.

EMILY (8)—Thank you, God, for letting me find foster parents that like me.

JAMIE (9)—I hope that every day I am thankful and not just on Thanksgiving Day.