My favorite Thanksgiving project to date is an ongoing project which has a place of prominence in our home. After Hannah brought home a fall tree project (displaying a memory verse) from her Wednesday night church class, I came up with the idea for a large "Thankful Tree" where our family could thoughtfully share things we are thankful for in our lives. Desperate to change my own heart and hopeful about teaching my girls to have an attitude of thanksgiving, I decided that this tree would hang on the french doors in our dining room. It can be seen from our living room, dining room table, kitchen, and (even from the back) in the office. This construction paper tree has blessed me greatly! I am reminded daily of the many reasons to give thanks to our Heavenly Father-- our Provider and Sustainer. Unlike most trees in fall, our tree continues to grow, as we individually add our own construction paper hand with a reason to give thanks each day. I pray that God will be glorified through this "Thankful Tree" and that our hearts and minds will be transformed. As we look forward to Thanksgiving, may we look to the one who gives us everything from His own hand."Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever."~Psalm 118:1
7 comments:
Lori you amaze me with the ideas you come up with to teach your children. You are so creative. I love the tree!
Wonderful and I love the way you are teaching your kids to be thankful for. We have a lot to be thankful for.
In Christ Alone,
'Guerite ~ BoldLion
what a great idea!!!
love love love love this idea! thank you for sharing. can't wait to get clare thinking of a daily thankful something to add to our tree as part of a thanksgiving/advent celebration at home that focuses us inwards rather than on stuff.
I am thankful for the four of you! I am also thankful that your girls are thankful for their cousins. Tell Hannah that Aunt Kim thinks she did a wonderful job writing Philip's and Braewyn's names (yes, I'm nosey like that and zoomed in to read the hand leaves!!). See you soon.
That's funny Kim-- I am a photo zoomer too! I figured people would probably zoom in on the fridge pic (last post). Haha.
This IS a great idea! It's a great way to go into the holiday season, especially when they're old enough to start noticing all of the toys and things that are being marketed.
I'm zoomed in on both photos, too!
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