U.S.A. is a Free Country

Morgan (8) was given an assignment today in class. The students were to write a letter to somebody they knew who had been in a war. Morgan asked if the person could be dead, and the teacher said no. So, Morgan wrote a letter to Callie that taught her preschool and is now Syd's preschool teacher. The letters were to go in a box. She then decided she was going to write a letter to her Grandpa Ed, my dad, and bring it home to put on his grave. She drew an American flag at the top of the letter with the words "U.S.A. is a Free Country" written on the flag. The letter says:

Dear Papa Ed,
My name is Morgan and I am 8 years old and a third grader at Lockwood School. My little sister is Sydney and at age 4, and only a preschooler. It is the year 2008 and we all really miss you, but thank you for fighting in the war and trying to earn us a free country. I really wanted to see you. We just had election against McCain and Obama. Who would you vote for?

Love,

Morgan

How sweet is that? She even drew hearts by her name. When she came home she told me the story. I told her we could certainly go visit Papa Ed's grave, and then I said she's not supposed to make me cry when she gets home from school. . .

She really knows how to touch my heart. . .