We Give Thanks

For 2012 our family is engaging together in a gratitude journal. After dinner, we jot down things we are thankful for. Dinner at our house is sometimes a lovely experience (picture this: telling stories about our day, Gabre entertaining everyone with a new look or smile, everyone nicely eating what was prepared), sometimes not (picture: baby screaming to get down, SB out of her chair to 'perform' 80 times while told to sit down until she is excused and some off and on yelling....whew). I won't say which is more common, but reminding ourselves to be thankful at the end of it all is a good practice for all of us!
SB and Davis started very general with things like 'food'. We are trying to teach them to be grateful for 'food', but also in a more specific way. "Today I am thankful for the excellent macaroni and cheese Daddy made". I hope to see our journal evolve for all of as this year as we take time to Be still to Be thankful.

We are giving thanks in January for:
- Family
- A compliment from Ms. Sock (SB's teacher)
- The Earth
- Food/ Pizza
- SB and Davis's School and the way they include the parents
- Toys
- The Sun
- Tastebuds (http://www.tastebudsnc.com/)
- Whistling
- Back rubs
- Home
- Pastor Owen
- Pastor Powell
- Books
- Lotion
- Water
- Understanding
- Holidays
- Coffee
- Friends
- Nice babies like Gabre
- God
- Animals
- Pictures of our family
- Flowers
- Quiet Time (I'm sure you can guess who said this one!)
- Music
- Sarah Bess (said totally unprompted by her sweet brother)
- Davis (said to return the favor)
- Kisses