Time to Say Thank You

I just got the thank you out to Birch Creek Alpacas for the wonderful field trip that they provided for our group in April.  I'm a little behind, but I had fun working on the note today and looking at the pictures from that day.  What a great time our kids had together!

Saying "thank you" is what our family is focusing on today.  We have been blessed by several friends and church family members recently, and it was time to take a break from our regular school work and appreciate those people.  I'm sure you have a lot of people that could benefit from a little encouragement, so I want to encourage you not to feel guilty for setting aside the math book for a day and spending time making cards and writing notes.  Call it a "Language Arts Discovery Day" if it makes you feel more scholarly, but don't underestimate the value of instilling gratitude into the hearts of your children in this very tangible way.  

Our family learned from a creative friend that card making can be simple and fun.  Just take a simple photograph of a pretty flower bed or garden and make several prints of it.  It's easy to glue that photo to a piece of card stock and have an instant, personal card.  If you are gifted in scrapbooking or rubber stamping, that's an added bonus.  I'm not, but I can manage picking out pretty border papers and I have a few corner punches to make decorative edges.  

Gratitude can be shown in more ways than just sending a card, so don't let this limit you if you don't think you would enjoy this project.  Be creative with the talents that God has given YOU.  He is an amazing wellspring of ideas!  

Happy "Thank You Day"!

Jessie