Thankful Tree

Dennis and I always try to instill a spirit of thankfulness with the girls. Several years ago we started a "thankful journal". Every Thanksgiving morning we would all share what we were thankful for and I'd write it down.

This year we started a new tradition...a Thankful Tree. My friend Mary told me about this. At the beginning of November we began our thankful journey. Everyday or so the girls would write down something they were thankful for and tape it to the tree. It was a wonderful time to reflect and be truly grateful for so much. Of course some of the things they wrote were funny. For example, Catherine is thankful for her box (what box I'm not sure) and the stickers I gave her.

Here are some others: my family, Jesus, school, being a big sister, cousins, aunts and uncles, fun times together, grandparents, teachers and school.