Last week we were asked to speak in sacrament meeting in November. We were given the topic of "Expressing Gratitude" and at first I thought,
"Oh, easy. Thanksgiving...gratitude...say thanks."
Of course, once I got home and really started trying to come up with a concrete direction to work in, I realized it is such a broad topic. I've already found dozens and dozens of pages of talks and quotes and ideas.
One thing that has come up over and over in LDS and Non-LDS corners alike is a
Gratitude Journal.
I know I'm probably the last person on the planet to start one of these but there's no time like the present!
So from now on...(which in my life means most of the time but not all of the time but I'll try my best) I will try to jot down some gratitude attitudes every Tuesday. Hence, my first
Tuesday 'Tude:
"Oh, easy. Thanksgiving...gratitude...say thanks."
Of course, once I got home and really started trying to come up with a concrete direction to work in, I realized it is such a broad topic. I've already found dozens and dozens of pages of talks and quotes and ideas.
One thing that has come up over and over in LDS and Non-LDS corners alike is a
Gratitude Journal.
I know I'm probably the last person on the planet to start one of these but there's no time like the present!
So from now on...(which in my life means most of the time but not all of the time but I'll try my best) I will try to jot down some gratitude attitudes every Tuesday. Hence, my first
Tuesday 'Tude:
- Today I am grateful that I get a total of 4 1/2 hours every Tuesday without each of my kids during some point of the day. Today I was able to gather 3 large garbage bags of all the toys they CANNOT live without and stick them in the dumpster before they had a chance to beg and plead and cry about me throwing away their favorite (never touched since they came in the McDonald's happy meal) toys.
- I am also grateful that Tuesday is trash day and my dumpster was empty and therefore large enough to hold said garbage bags so that my kids don't see their favorite toys through the white plastic bags.
- Lastly, I'm grateful that I get a few days off in a row in which to attack my house once in awhile. If anyone is interested, come by and see my clean (ish) house. Come quick though, it's sure to disappear as fast as it came. (kind of like an eclipse)
4 awesome people said...:
Oh, I love your Tuesday 'Tude idea!! I need to do it more often. Lately I am in a funk that needs some changing and thinking about what is really important would help. :)
Great idea and I love the first installment! Um...your house is always clean. Come to mine and then you'll REALLY have something to be thankful for!!
first love your cant live with out list! i might have to do that. and second those pics are gorgeous from zions!! where exactly were they? and i love the gratitude journal. i might copy you there too.
oh and i HATE happy meal toys too!! i think all of the fast food places need to take the money they use to make that junk and donate it to starving children. those toys come home, kids play with them for half hour and then end up at the dump. what a waste.
Cute family, Cute blog! I was laughing so hard at your "white trash bag story!" My mom would always help us clean our rooms when we were little snd she would put our toys in bags like that. I would wait until she left and pull out the stuff I wanted (usually leaving the bag empty!) So smart thinking on doing it without their help!
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