I have been teaching my son to pray but the prayers are more like a litany of thanks.
I’ve been teaching him to give thanks to the Lord for the food, the water, his milk, his vitamins, his medicine, his toys…
Sometimed I’d start off our prayer of thanksgiving and I’d encourage him to say the things he’s thankful for. Almost always, I am just surprised to what he comes up with.
…thank you for the TV… the aircon… thank you for Barney…
Sometimes it’s not even coherent to me.
…thank you for the switch.. the door…
But really, I’m thankful for having a thankful kid. Lately, he’s been in a habit of telling me ”thank you for us” whenever he’s happy. I am not even sure what he means by that. But I’m thankful for having a thankful kid.
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by pia, on May 22 2008 @ 12:15 pm
having thankful kids are a blessing fro God. you’re blessed. =D
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by Nancie, on May 22 2008 @ 12:59 pm
Your son is really sweet. Thank God for a thankful child. It’s good to be thankful for small and big things, and to begin our prayers with thanksgiving to God. The Lord is good to us. Thanks for sharing your thankful heart with us! Have a blessed Thankful Thursday!
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by Cheryl, on May 22 2008 @ 1:10 pm
You’re starting him off right. He will be a very polite young man. I bet he’s a sweetie.
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by Denise, on May 22 2008 @ 3:04 pm
Your son is a sweet blessing from the Lords heart.
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by genny, on May 22 2008 @ 3:57 pm
Thats a good idea teaching kids how to pray is a wonderful. Your son is great and i know you are happy for him too. Take care and God bless…
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by Sharon, on May 22 2008 @ 9:28 pm
Your son is sweet. You really are a Proverbs31 woman. God bless you.
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by Mary, on May 22 2008 @ 10:21 pm
You’re a great mom to teach your son to have a thankful heart! Thanks for sharing! Blessings.
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by Gina, on May 23 2008 @ 5:52 am
How precious! You’re teaching him well.
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by Ana, on May 23 2008 @ 9:01 am
Oh that is so sweet! You are blessed to have a thankful son. I know so many kids that don’t appreciate anything - even mundane things like doors, switches, etc. These thankful jestures from a child are cute and humour, but when you think about it so many around the world don’t have secure homes or lights switches (no electric). Matt is a smart kid to think about these things and he’s only being innocent. Bless him!
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by Iris, on May 23 2008 @ 10:49 am
That is so sweet - I love that your son is ‘thankful for us’…His heart is in the right place.
Thank you so much for sharing your grateful heart with us.
Be blessed today and always…
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by Heather (Blessedw4mom), on May 24 2008 @ 12:09 am
Oh … your son sounds so sweet!
Great Thankful Thursday.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
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by Stacy, on May 24 2008 @ 9:14 am
What a blessing:) A thankful child is truly something (someone) to be thankful for. Be blessed
Stacy