I am thankful for my family. For a husband who was wiling to give up everything and transplant his family all on a desire to do and be better.
I am thankful for health, for my life, for my children's lives.
I am thankful for the spirit that guides and directs my life. For the happiness I find from living the gospel. I am thankful for a savior who gave his life that I might become better than I am.
I am thankful for all I have.
This year I have a lot to be thankful for. As I have thought about the things that are important to me I realize that it isn't my stuff, it isn't the things that surround me that are inanimate. It is the living, breathing people that fill my life with joy and it is the spiritual things that give my life meaning. I want to teach my children to be grateful for the same things.
I was disheartened as I entered a large department store the very day after Halloween to find that it was already Christmas inside. Thanksgiving had completely been overlooked, brushed aside, treated as if it didn't even exist. In fact, what little thanksgiving decor they have was already on sale! It doesn't make them the money they need, the money they have to have. I don't see Christmas there, I see greed.
This very reason is why I have decide to do a home made Christmas this year. All the presents will be handmade or found at a thrift store. I don't want my children to expect to have things just because its a certain day in December. I want them to be grateful for what they already have, to know the real meaning of the holiday and to think about Christ and all he has done for us, instead of how much stuff they have. Stuff that will be broken or discarded in only a matter of time.
Here is a video that I got off of my friends blog that I really liked. I am so tired of all the commercialism. What if we spent our time and our means to better the life of someone else? To help out a friend or a neighbor, or the world? What would it be like?
Have a wonderful safe and thankful thanksgiveing everyone!~
So I was so excited cause I started to blog, but after seeing yours I have been put to shame! You've done a really cute job, and your sassyfrass website is awesome. Maybe one day I'll have a girl baby and can actually stick something in her hair. Well my blog is yakinyates.blogspot.com Come check it out, just don't laugh at it's primitiveness (is that a word?) BTW-good thing you're visiting us for christmas (you are right) cause almost all their gifts are made by me, if I ever finish (too many products). Talk to you soon, Kelsey
ReplyDeleteI felt the same about the Christmas decorations being up before Halloween was even over with! UGH. What happened to thanksgiving? I think people push it by the way side. I love Thanksgiving though. It IS important!
ReplyDeleteHow is N. ID treating you guys?
Miss ya!
Lindsay