For the month of November we have been discussing the importance of gratitude in our daily lives  There have been many suggestions over the past few weeks and I hope all of you have implemented one or more of these practices.

In honor of Thanksgiving, here are a few more ideas for practicing gratitude with your family.

1.  The Gratitude Basket-  Collect rocks and place them in a basket with a sharpie.  Have everyone around the table write one thing on a rock that they are grateful for this year. 
Our family started collecting rocks on Monday and writing down things they are grateful for throughout the week.  As an added bonus, each time my kids have argued with one another this week, I have made them use the rocks and write down 3 positive things about the other person.  By the time they are finished they are usually laughing!

2.  The Gratitude Napkin- I found this idea on www.peacefuldaily.com.  The idea is to pass a white napkin and pen around the Thanksgiving table.  Have each person write down their name, date and what they are grateful for.  It's a great tradition and you can frame them from year to year and hang them up during Thanksgiving.

3.  Gratitude Place Setting-  Place a card at each place setting with a pen and have each person write something down they are grateful for.  Pass them around during dinner.

How do you show gratitude during the holidays?  Email me or leave a comment and I will post your ideas here next week!

My prayer for each of you this Thanksgiving is that your day is filled with peace and that you find time to tell each of your family members how thankful you are for them.

Peace & Gratitude.