Today, I am grateful for...

A mother and her two young sons give thanks

June 14, 2008

Today, we are grateful for cleanliness and order...

or should I say, for relative cleanliness and order?

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Labels: children, cleanliness and order, family

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About this journal

I was having a particularly hard time adjusting to life as the mother of two children. My own mother suggested I begin a gratefulness journal. She said, "Before bed, write down five things you're grateful for, every day."

My oldest son, who was four at the time, became intrigued with what I was writing, and soon joined me in this nightly ritual.

We snuggle in bed, and we talk about what we feel grateful for, and write it down in our journal. I then transcribe what we've written here.

It has been wonderful to write by hand in a journal, and to hear my children give spontaneous and heartfelt declarations of gratitude. They are a good model for me.

Thank you for stopping here, and reading. May you feel peaceful and at ease. May you be healthy and happy.

May you give thanks with joy for what is.

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