Not what we say...

“How wonderful it would be if we could help our children and grandchildren to learn thanksgiving at an early age. Thanksgiving opens the doors. It changes a child's personality. A child is resentful, negative—or thankful. Thankful children want to give, they radiate happiness, they draw people.”

Sir John Templeton

Inspired by the quote above, I am in the process of making a number of little Thanksgiving Quote Cards, and I plan to post a new one each day until Thanksgiving. I am going to print them out and each day the kids can take turns choosing one, which we will read together as a family, and then discuss the meaning. They can then hang the card on our Thanksgiving Tree. Even though the kids are still young, I think it will be a great Thanksgiving tradition to start. Gratitude truly is one of the most important aspects of living a good life, and yet it seems to be so easily forgotten in the hustle and bustle of modern living.

So today I shall start with this little gem: