Started a new tradition this year--The Thankful Jar. Each evening in November after dinner we write one thing we are thankful for and place it in the jar. I thought this would be a light, fun way to recognize our blessings. However, it has been like pulling teeth to get the kids to come up with something to write down that is not a toy. Now the exercise has different parameters each evening--family member, friend, food, skill God has given you, etcetera--so as to avoid a jar overflowing with thankfulness for each individual toy.Today at lunch, Kellen announced that he already knew what he was going to write on his paper, "My baby sister." Glad that he is thinking about thankfulness throughout the day! And glad that, at least for today, he is recognizing something/someone other than toys to be thankful for. I pray that this exercise each year will develop a lifestyle of thankfulness in our family.
2 comments:
Haha! Great idea. We would have "trash truck" written on our Thankful chart every day if Sam had his way. Kellen is so sweet to his little sister and I love that he still calls her "baby."
Sweet idea, Shawn!
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