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Giving Thanks Challenge

As we enter the month of November, I'm going to particpate in the Giving Thanks Challenge hosted by Leah.  A running daily list will be in my sidebar.

As a homeschool assignment and to hopefully ingrain a spirit of thankfulness in the heart of my son, he will be doing a thankful journal for the month also.  Graham Family Ministries offered a free month long journal for children. 

Gratitude in the heart sometimes gets buried under the stresses of life. It takes practice and diligence to seek out and remember our blessings.  But "daily, our Lord loads us with benefits' and what a beautiful act of worship to train ourselves to thank Him for all He has done. 

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  1. bettyOctober 31, 2010 at 10:00 PM

    great idea for a thankful journal for your son! always great to truly remember how much we have to be grateful and thankful for!

    betty

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  2. ChrisNovember 1, 2010 at 1:28 AM

    great idea! we would be doing this also!

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  3. VeeNovember 1, 2010 at 11:14 AM

    Oh I love that you are making this a homeschooling assignment. Cool!

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  4. Mocha with LindaNovember 1, 2010 at 1:45 PM

    I was thinking about doing this at dinner each night.

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  5. Leah November 3, 2010 at 10:25 PM

    Glad to have you joining in on the challenge this month. Praying you are blessed by it!

    I'll have to check out the month-long journal as we're also a homeschooling family!

    - Leah

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  6. Marsha CooperNovember 30, 2010 at 11:30 PM

    what a wonderful idea as part of homeschooling! I wish I had thought about that.
    I only have one child left at home now, and she is 14.

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