I find it kinda ironic how the day after Thanksgiving we have Black Friday. Thanksgiving is a day to focus on our many blessings and having good times with friends and family. It's just silly how the day after we celebrate being thankful we are once again out the door early the next morning buying more stuff and trying to find the best deal.
My family used to have a Thanksgiving tradition to help us remember of what we were thankful for throughout the year. We put a decorative box on the table and throughout the year we would write down something we were thankful for and put it in the box. On Thanksgiving we would open the box and read all of the slips of paper that said what we were thankful for.
Sadly, we no longer do this tradition and often times I wish we still did. As we have grown older we have grown out of many of our traditions. When I have my own family someday I can't wait to bring back this tradition and start many new traditions.
Just recently I have been trying to focus more on being thankful and having a heart that is content. Last year I had four jars on my desk that I decorated and slips of paper to fill out and put in my jars. I had one jar for prayer requests, a thankful jar, a jar for good times, and a jar for Bible verses. Sadly, this year I'm not doing my jars again. I still have them I just wasn't motivated to do them this year.
One thing I love to do is journaling. I have too many journals, to be honest, and I just keep buying more because I love them so much. Just recently I have started writing in a special journal. I call it my Thankful Journal. Each night I try to write down at least three things that I'm thankful for to help me keep my focus on God and His goodness to me. I can usually think of about five things to write down.
This year I'm most thankful for my family and friends. I usually say this every year but this year I'm especially thankful for my family because I'm learning that even when my friends grow distant or move away and I don't see them as often as I used to I will always have my family.
I hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving with friends and family.
With Thanksgiving past it is now officially okay to listen to Christmas music and decorate for the holidays. Only four more weeks until Christmas!
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