Happy Thanksgiving! I love that we still celebrate a day of gratitude. I don’t want to hop over it in my scurry on to Christmas.
I’m hoping for more than a quick, compulsory burst of gratitude tending to last five minutes over some corn muffins. I’m thinking about how to make lifestyle of Thank you, God–over and over, thank you for us as a family. Because naturally over here, we lean toward patting ourselves on the back.
We’re working on covering a window with sticky notes of things we’re grateful for. (You can grab more you-can-totally-do-this gratitude ideas for families in this post. Threw some free printable thank-you notes for kids in there.)
For me, sometimes posting Scripture around is a way to tip my eyes upward again, even while I’m grabbing leftovers from the fridge.
So the Scripture art here is just as much for my kids’ mother, who needs a gratitude reminder when complaining seems far more natural, or maybe her (/my) anger is revving like a Harley.
Thankfulness seems to be something I have to teach myself all over again, no?
Want a jumpstart for giving thanks? Click for 31 THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR TODAY IF YOU LIVE IN THE DEVELOPED WORLDI’m grateful for you, readers, as you pursue healthy, real relationships with God and the people around you.
Have fun celebrating with your family over hopefully a few too many carbs, rowdy kids, and that one surprise guest.
I’ve created these to help! Like ’em? feel free to share.
Many thanks to FreePrettyThingsForYou.com for the free watercolor clip art!
Happy Thanksgiving!
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