You've probably seen or heard of a 'Thankful Jar' and I woke up for some reason with it on my mind so thought I'd pass it on.
Just in case you're not familiar with the idea you find a suitable jam jar and if you feel like it you decorate up the lid by covering it with pretty paper or cloth, or cut out a picture you like or even paint a picture on top. Then every time you think of something you're thankful for you write it on a little slip of paper and pop it in the jar. When your jar is full or after a few weeks you empty it out and read all the lovely things you've been 'Thankful For' that you'd forgotten all about.
It's a great way to acknowledge the goodness of God and how He blesses us with not just the big things in life but all the little moments that go to make up our walk with Him. Then if your mind has gone a blank when you want to pray, you read some of your little slips of paper and share them with the Lord. I guarantee it will help.
You can make a large 'family' one where every dinner time you all write something down to be thankful for or you can do it for one and enjoy it just as much. The important thing is it helps us to have a grateful heart and makes us stop at any time of day to remember anything at all that made us glad or thankful or made us smile, no matter how small it was.
If you don't have a jar, use a tin or anything else, but I think it's a lovely idea and hope it blesses you too if you take the time to do it. You might just be 'thankful' that you did.😊
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