Its one of my favorite seasons of the year!!! And I say this with a chuckle - because I think each season has something so very special - and as soon as the new season arrives - its my favorite!!!
But Fall...
- The chill in the air that is just perfect to cuddle up with my hubby and kiddies
- God's incredible masterpiece displayed in nature with the beautiful rich shades of reds, oranges, purples, and yellows
- Of course - Football Season
- Comfy sweaters and turtlenecks and scarfs and cozy socks!!
- Hot chocolate... with marshmallows!
Several weeks ago I was finally able to get together with my friend Kathy and create an idea we saw on Pinterest for our homes - which I absolutely love. Each day we will add a leaf with someone or something we are thankful for.
Here is the link to Kathy's blog regarding her "Leaves of Thanks": Wessel World
Here is the link to Kathy's blog regarding her "Leaves of Thanks": Wessel World
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| Our 2012 Thanksgivings |
Oh my friends, we have so many reasons to be thankful... each day the list can be just endless with the blessings we can praise our Lord for... but there is just something a little extra special when you gather together and write them down and put them up to view each day...
It reminds me of Deuteronomy 6:1-9 which is a goal we should all have as families:
“Now this is the commandment—the statutes and the rules—that the LORD your God commanded me to teach you, that you may do them in the land to which you are going over, to possess it, that you may fear the LORD your God, you and your son and your son's son, by keeping all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you, all the days of your life, and that your days may be long. Hear therefore, O Israel, and be careful to do them, that it may go well with you, and that you may multiply greatly, as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey. “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
You see - God is not giving us an option as to whether we want to do this or not, its a commandment - where we are to teach our children about the Lord and His blessings...
It reminds me of Deuteronomy 6:1-9 which is a goal we should all have as families:
“Now this is the commandment—the statutes and the rules—that the LORD your God commanded me to teach you, that you may do them in the land to which you are going over, to possess it, that you may fear the LORD your God, you and your son and your son's son, by keeping all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you, all the days of your life, and that your days may be long. Hear therefore, O Israel, and be careful to do them, that it may go well with you, and that you may multiply greatly, as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey. “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
You see - God is not giving us an option as to whether we want to do this or not, its a commandment - where we are to teach our children about the Lord and His blessings...
In sitting down and sharing our thanksgivings together we are praising God for His goodness in our lives, we are reminded of people and things to pray for, we are sharing scripture together - we are impressing a sense of family, love, tradition and Jesus upon their hearts...
I want to encourage you to start a special tradition of thanksgivings!!
It is my prayer that what we do now, my children can continue it with their children - while sharing stories and memories of what it was like when did their display of thanksgiving when growing up...
I love Fall... and one of the main reasons is because of the legacy of thanksgiving we pass on to our children...
