Thoughtful Thursdays

Through our summer homeschooling journey we have started a new tradition called Thoughtful Thursdays.
Last Thursday we went to Chuck E Cheese.  We played and had a wonderful time. In the end we had almost 300 tickets between the four of us. We gave the tickets to someone else, rather than spending it on ourselves.  I wanted my children to enjoy the experience we had, not the stuff we would take home.
Our 10 year old girl threw a fit and walked out of there with her head down & tears in her eyes. Surprisingly the 5 year old boy was just fine with giving away the tickets.
Although it was embarrassing to see her upset and it would have been easier to just keep the tickets and let her pick something out, it was a teachable moment and I’m happy with how we handled it.Folks, consistency is key when you’re raising little people.
What I really want to share with you are two snapshots from my children’s thankful journals.  It blesses my heart so much to see the things that they are thankful for and I hope that it blesses you too.
Ps.  Our rule with the thankful journals is that spelling and punctuation do not count.  You just need to pour your heart out and thank God for what you have.  That being said… I’m sure number 80 is supposed to say tattoos.  As in temporary tattoos.  The kids love those things!