For my Tuesday Ten this week, I decided to ask my kids to share what they are thankful for. At first, I thought getting them to list ten each would be a stretch. I was pleasantly surprised when they came up with ten (and then some) quite easily. I was also impressed by the things they included. I knew already that they are not particularly materialistic kids. However, it was so wonderful to hear them affirm that they know what is really important in life! :-)
What My Kids Are Thankful For Right Now
Emily (age 6)
1. Me! (meaning herself)
2. A loving family including mommy, daddy, sisters, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
3. Life
4. Food
5. Home
6. God
7. Sophie (our dog)
8. Friends
9. Teachers
10. Clothes
11. The Earth
12. A comfy bed
13. Toys
Megan (age 8 -almost 9)
1. A roof
2. Mommy and Daddy
3. Food
4. God
5. Nature
6. Sophie
7. That we have money so we can ride horses
8. That I'm unique!
9. That our grandparents live right behind us
10. Teachers
11. That we have a big yard to run around in and a trampoline
12. Clothes
13. A comfy bed
14. Toys
Rachel (age 11)
1. Family
2. Sophie
3. A house
4. Food
5. Clean Water
6. Friends
7. The ability to go to school
8. Nature
9. The color blue
10. Music
Happy Thanksgiving dear readers!! I am so thankful for you and all the support you have shown me and this blog over the past several months! I am taking a couple days this week to "unplug" and spend precious time with my family. I will have a new post for you on Friday to tell you about a very special Mother of All Meltdowns holiday promotion!!
For now, I will leave you with a couple more quotes that spoke to me today!
13 comments:
LOVE this idea, and I am totally doing it with my girls tomorrow! It gives you such a great glimpse into what they are thinking...the answers your kids gave are fantastic. I am pinning this post right now for inspiration! :)-Ashley
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoy the time with your family this week!! :)
I'm sure they will give some amazing answers!
Thanks, Janine!
This is so sweet!!! I hope you have a phenomenal Thanksgiving!!! Coffee soon?? XOXO!
That is so awesome. I love to see their answers that are the same, and then the ways in which they think differently. I think Des would answer that he's thankful for his lambie and for waffles. Scarlet would have some deep answer, I believe! (or she'd answer gummi bears)
Thanks you, Amber! And, yes, coffee soon!
Well, lambie, waffles, and gummy bears are certainly things to be thankful for! :-)
Megan's #9 - such a blessing! Love it the entire thing. Enjoy you unplugged-ness.
Thank you Kenya!
Enjoy your unplugged days, Lisa! Happy Thanksgiving to you!
Oh this is such a good idea! I might have to make my kids try it! I absolutely love it!
This is wonderful. I bet Sophie is thankful to have the kids.
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