People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you ______ which one it is, you will know ______ what to do for each person.

When someone is in your life for a reason, it is ______ to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to ______ you with guidance and support, to ______ you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They are there for the ______ you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part, or at any inconvenient time, they will say or do something to bring the relationship to a(n) ______.Sometimes they die, sometimes they walk away, and ______ they act up and force you to take a stand. What you must ______ is that your need has been met, and your desire ______ .When their work is done, it's time to move on.

When people come into your life for a ______ , it is because your turn has ______ to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace, or make you   ______ .They may teach you something you have ______ done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.______ it! It is real! But only for a season.

Lifetime relationships teach you lifetime ______： those things you must build upon in order to have a ______ emotional foundation. Your job is to ______ the lesson, love the person, and put what you have learned to use in all other ______ and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is sensible.

______，thank you for being part of my life, whether you were here for a reason, a season or a lifetime.

I loved my first grade teacher. She was Mrs. Gross, who had such a sweet smile and was _______ to us. I wasn’t sure what her_______was at the time but she already looked very grandmotherly. She always spoke gently and never _______her students. To me it felt like having a second grandmother as my teacher. I clearly remember the times I spent in her _______.

One such_______ is still with me to this day. We were doing subtraction (减法) math problems while Mrs. Gross walked around the classroom_______our work. I finished first and lifted my_______up, finding that Mrs. Gross was walking towards me. She looked at my work and _______, “Well done, Joe. You’re a very_______boy.” As she walked on, she gently touched my shoulder and I felt ________. It felt so good to be________. From that moment on I always tried my best. I always wanted to be what she________me to be. She made me have the________to be the best person I could be. With her gentle love and________I started down a wonderful path that I am ________on today.

David Whyte, a famous author, wrote, “People are________, and one good word is bread for a thousand.” I think the good words Mrs.Gross gave me helped me________my own good words with others. I think that kindness I ________helped me to give love to others.

We should learn to________. Every kind word, every loving act, every helping hand is a ________in the eyes of someone in need. Fill your days with good words then. Make your life a gift of love.

To Any Soldier

My army career was baptism by fire (战火的洗礼). Married for only year and half, I was _________ my wife and baby daughter when I was Bent abroad. As a unit on the go in the years _________ cell phones and Wi-fi, we had _________ opportunities to communicate with loved ones.

One night while sitting by myself, investigated the "Any Soldier" _________, a time-worn cardboard box with letters and packages from my fellow Americans. I chose one shoebox-size _________. Inside was a bag of chocolate-chip cookies which were no longer _________ Underneath, I found about 20 cards from children who had _________ stick figure people and asked about riding camels, eating spiders, and how often I could swim in the ocean. At the _________ was a letter from their teacher in Ohio _________ how her kids had put the box together and how they supported our efforts in the war.

I was __________ touched by this gesture and decided to write a letter of gratitude. I __________ the teacher for what her children had done.

Around 2013, I received a Facebook friend request from a woman with whom I __________ no contacts. I replied that __________ we were friends, I could not accept her request. Her reply __________ with me.

"Dear sir, "she wrote. "We have never __________, but in 1991 I was a second-grade teacher at a school in Ohio and our classroom sent a care package __________ to 'Any Service Member'. The thank-you letter you __________ was framed and has been posted on the wall of the school for more than 20 years. I wanted to again thank you for your __________ to our country. God bless you."

We never spoke again, but this gracious teacher __________ my belief in doing what my mother always taught me: Write thank-you notes — you never know how many people your kindness can __________.