It was my 15th Birthday, my golden birthday to be more specific! :) My family and I were sitting around in the living room while I opened my presents. After I unwrapped the final package, my dad leaped off of the couch, and as he bounded up the stairs he shouted "Just wait! There is one more!" My mind started racing, what could it possibly be? From upstairs my father started calling to my mother, urgently. My mom quickly climbed the steps with a puzzled look on her face. All of a sudden, I heard their frantic whispering. My sisters and I waited, and finally, my parents came down the steps again. My dad looked unsure about what he was going to say to me. "Um...Kirsten..." My mom kinda chuckled from behind him. And she proceeded to tell me that they had bought me a Beta Fish earlier that day, but by the time my dad went upstairs to get it for me, it was dead. For my birthday I had gotten, believe it or not, a dead fish! I didn't know what to say. I mean, do you say thank you for a dead fish? Well, eventually I did thank them for the thought. And if I can be thankful for a dead fish, there are a lot of other things in my life that I should be thankful for too.
In the spirit of the holiday season, it's time to reflect on our lives and find what we are thankful for. As FFA members, there are a lot of things that we all can give thanks for together. An obvious person that comes to mind would be our ag advisors. That wonderful gentleman or lady that really inspires us to reach our true potential, and who has been the person that has given us so many truly incredible opportunities. Secondly we can thank are families. They are the support that always can keep us going. And while we are on a roll with our thanking, let's thank everyone else who has touched our lives in any way shape or form! It's the season of giving so let's GIVE THANKS!
Stationed by the flag,
Kirsten Pagel
Oh, and by the way, my parents did get me another goldfish! ;)
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