12.03.2011

What They're Thankful For

I wanted to go ahead and record this before I forgot...

We did a Thankful Tree this year...

....and finished it up on Thanksgiving Day.


It was precious to see what the children were thankful for. To get a peek at their little hearts - the big things...and the not-so-big things.

Here is a handful of the things that each of them wrote down on their leaves: (They all - thankfully - wrote down "Mama", "Daddy", and each other, so I won't write that over and over)

Lily Kay
Hero Factory
Chipmunk
Trees
Trampoline
Whales

And then...apparently no one was helping LK on a couple of the nights, and she ended up with leaves that looked like this:

I have no idea what she was thankful for on these days...but I'm sure it was something extremely touching and profound...



Daniel
Deer
Trees
Eagles
Jaguar
Giraffe
Van
Birds
Turkey
Roadrunner
Co-op
Toys
Friends
Adopting Again


Noah
Shells
Cities
Panda
Highways
Chippyye
Cars
Dolphins
Turtles
TV
Skyscrapers
Blanket


Elisabeth
Gabriel
The Bible
Lao Lao & Papa
Friends
Typing (wha???)
Love
Jesus


I will praise God’s name in song
and glorify him with thanksgiving. (Ps. 69:30)




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