{Count Your} Blessing Jar

Family Tradition: The blesing jar is a daily reminder of God's blessings, written on scraps of paper throughout the year and opened on Thanksgiving evening together as a family.

Our  Blessing Jar is a family tradition that goes back to 1999. At that time we just had two children and couldn't possibly have even imagined the changes the next few years would bring, with both joys and trials. Our favorite family tradition occurs on Thanksgiving Day. We have lunch at our house for our family (our kids, my niece … [Read more...]

Gratitude Printable

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Much Better

After my transparency and reality check on my last post I was able to have a conversation with my mom. I realized that I needed to ask her to be more verbal about her appreciation. Although she tells everybody she sees how she couldn't make it without me she did not tell me. I know she appreciates me and how I take care of her but I needed her to … [Read more...]