Special Persons Day

Let me tell you… Hudson has a skill for making you tear up without knowing he’s doing it.

Today was Special Person’s Day at school. It’s meant to be a celebration of special people in a student’s life. I was fortunate enough to make the Father’s Day Coffee event in past years and was excited for today. I was joined by Hudson’s Grandma Sandy.

The event took place in the high school cafeteria, and we were directed to pick a table when we walked in. The room was PACKED, with many guests standing along the wall. The back of the room contained tables of sweet treats and coffee that had been donated by the school PFO and a local coffee company.

Hudson came in to the cafeteria with his class, his eyes scanning the crowd trying to find us. His face lit up when he saw where we were sitting, and he immediately came running over. The look on his face when he finds me during an event is always one of my favorites.

He presented Grandma Sandy and I with two laminated poems. Looking at the length and penmanship, I could tell that this took him awhile to do. Writing is one of his challenges, and I was impressed at how hard he had worked on this.

We both teared up when we read the words he had written. And out of nowhere, Hudson grabbed both of our hands and gave us smiles as if to say “I don’t know why you’re crying, but it’s OK.”

Not long after, we joined the line of others to get our special treats. I could tell he was excited to show us how special we were to him. He offered to pick out our treats for us, and shockingly went behind the table to serve us alongside the volunteers who were running the event! No other student was serving their guests; Hudson chose to do this all on his own.

I am so grateful for these types of events at the school. We likely will never see him play in a school sporting event or participate in a competition. If this is all we get, it’s more than enough to melt my heart.