For 2013 I bought a The Thanksfulness Planner and Journal for Wives and Mothers from www.Joyfulmomma.com. I love it! It's very simple and takes me about 5 minutes to complete but it keeps me thankful for what I have. It helps my focus to be on the positive things and not the negative. It helps me to remember the good things in my life. I fully recommend that everyone find 5 minutes of time in your morning to name the things that you are thankful for. Keep them in a journal. You MUST write them down though. Date the page. You will find you are thankful for the small things more than you are the bigger things. America has really went downhill in the past few years. I refuse to let my family fall into that category of going downhill. If we go down with the world, how can we be a light to shine for those in the darkness? I am THANKFUL that I stumbled upon this journal. It really makes you thankful for the small and seemingly insignificant things. My plan is to write a post once a week on my thankfulness journal, to write my thoughts and feelings and me filling in these blanks. By the way the journal is FREE as an ebook on the website mentioned above. Take advantage of it!
January 1
Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. 2 Corinthians 9:15
Today I am thankful for: family.
Today, I am thankful to my husband for: being a Godly husband and father gladly providing for his children and I.
Today, I am also thankful for: health.
Today I get to:
-Spend time with my Jesus
-Let my husband know how thankful I am to be his wife
-Love on my children and show them how grateful I am for them
-Keep Skyler
-Have lunch with my family, parents, and grandparents
January 2
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints. Colossians 1:3-4
Today I am thankful for: rain and health
Today, I am thankful to my husband for: putting up with nonsense at work.
Today, I am also thankful for: my parents, grandparents, my sister, BIL, church family, and pastors.
Today I get to:
-Spend time with my Jesus
-Let my husband know how thankful I am to be his wife
-Love on my children and show them how grateful I am for them
-declutter my boys' room
-spend this day inside with my kids
-budget
-pay bills
-plan 2 week menu
-write grocery list
January 3
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. 1 Chronicles 16:34
Today, I am thankful to God for: friends, health, happiness, and contentment.
Today, I am thankful to my husband for: his staying firm in his beliefs and being happy with the way he is even though a lot of people don't like it.
Today, I am also thankful for: my children and the priviledge to be able to homeschool them.
Today, I get to: go to Just Jump for Kids and let the kids run off some energy with friends and spend time with my friend Amanda.
January 4
And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. Ezra 3:11
Today, I am thankful to God for: my home. It is a beautiful place. Also for the safe community that I live in. It is so peaceful and not so crowded.
Today, I am thankful to my husband for: for taking the kids to town and getting a few groceries for me so that I can have a few moments by myself.
Today, I am also thankful for: the ability to put up with my children and the fact that I look forward to doing school with them no matter how difficult it may get.
Today, I get to:
-Spend time with my Jesus
-Let my husband know how thankful I am to be his wife
-Love on my children and show them how grateful I am for them
-clean my house
-spend time with my kids and husband
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