December is here and with it comes the shopping, baking, wrapping, cooking, cleaning, decorating, running, more shopping and wrapping!! Before it all begins, take a moment to think about: What is REALLY important in my life? What are my priorities?
Perhaps this year I might want to run less, slow down and take time to be together as a family. What if I ask my children if they would like another gift...or more of my time? I'm betting they will say time! It truly is my choice!
Posted by Barbara at 11/30/2006 10:04:00 PM | Link
All of us at Putting Family First
wish you a blessed Thanksgiving!
May it be filled with family,
good food, good laughter, and good memories!
Posted by Barbara at 11/23/2006 12:16:00 AM | Link
When you decide to make a Thanksgiving tablecloth, (see previous blog) you will want to put a plastic cloth under it to make sure the markers don't go through to your table. (You may not want them THAT permanent!) I'm going to start this tradition this year with our children and grandchildren!
Posted by Barbara at 11/21/2006 06:30:00 PM | Link
Here is a holiday idea I wish I had heard about when our kids were little....Buy a plain white, inexpensive tablecloth for your Thanksgiving table. Put out lots of permanent fabric markers. Have each person at the table write down one thing they are grateful for this year and mark it with the year. Use the same cloth each year and you will have a running history of your family's Thanksgiving thoughts. Very young children will need help.
Posted by Barbara at 11/21/2006 06:22:00 PM | Link
About a week before Halloween when the kids and I were running errands, they noticed and commented upon the fact that every store we visited was already prepared for Christmas - even Home Depot! Our oldest lightheartedly stated, "Poor Thanksgiving! No one even notices it any more!"
This spurred a grand discussion at our dinner table that evening and instigated a family challenge...to give thanks everyday for the month of November. To make it easier for our kids, we suggested they thank someone everyday. It is amazing how much happiness is bestowed by two simple words...Thank You. We discuss our success at dinner every night. The stories could fill a book!
We encourage all of you to take the Thanksgiving challenge too!
This fun story was shared by Anne N., a member of the Putting Family First Board
Posted by Barbara at 11/11/2006 05:59:00 PM | Link