Around this time of year is when we start to think of the things we are most Thankful for. I have been talking with my Sunday school class (ages 5-7) for a few weeks on being thankful and grateful. We have named the most obvious things: family, house, God, Jesus, the Bible, clothes, toys, food, etc. I even had one child mention the Fruits of the Spirit. I thought all of these things are wonderful and we should be thankful for them. I also told them we should learn to be thankful for these things ALL year round, not just at Thanksgiving. I then talked to them about habits and how you can break a habit or form a habit. I told them it takes 21 days to form a habit (of course I put it in terms they would understand better) and as a Sunday school class maybe we should work together to form a Thankful habit that would carry on all year.
A few months back Makaela and I started a Gratefulness journal and I am sorry to say, I have laid mine down and have not written in it for over a month. So I will be getting mine out and plan on writing in it every day or at least at the end of each week. (That is probably more realistic - to do it once a week) :o)
I will end this by saying that I'm thankful for my parents (how they raised me and brought me up to love the Lord), grandparents (the heritage they have given my family). extended family, and my wonderful friends that I have made over the year. I do not feel like I would or could be where I am today with out all of these people or the more importantly the Lord.
Many Blessings!
I am thankful to have friends who have attitudes
ReplyDeleteof gratefulness. . .they are hard to find in this age we're living in. krp