30 Days of Gratitude

I love the month of November.

  It speaks to one of my very favorite things:

Gratitude!

Last year I had the privilege of speaking on this topic

and I thought I would break it down into a series of posts for this month.

In my talk I covered the meaning of gratitude,

ways to teach your children gratitude,

and why gratitude

is important.

To kick off 30 Days of Gratitude

in our house

I picked up three simple journals

and three really cool pens.

{my kids LOVE pens!}

After school I sat the kids down

and explained

what the journals are for.

I gave them specific instructions.

They are each to pay attention

throughout their day

and write down all the things they are thankful for.

Big or small, 

obvious or subtle.

This goes beyond the 

"I'm thankful for my family, friends, and school."

kind of list. 

I want them to develop

a keen eye

and a receptive spirit for the ways in

which God pours His love

over us.

I want them to know that 

we are extraordinarily wealthy

even though our bank account says

different.

I want them to see

that they have all they need,

but not everything they 

want.

I want them to know

that gratitude is not bound by our 

circumstances,

but by our

attitudes.

So each night before bed

they will have an extra 10-15 minutes

to reflect

on their day 

and jot down

their list of blessings and things

they are thankful for.

I'm anxious to see how this mission will go.

  I truly want them to spend the 30 days

prior to the season of gluttony

really thinking about

all

they

are 

blessed

with

and putting their hearts and attitudes in

a right framework

for a meaningful Christmas.

Blessings,

{K}

PS - the above image was found via google images.

  For some reason I could not format a 'site' reference.  

I'm doing this to be legit!