It is probably one of the most overlooked holidays.
Think about it.. Halloween, Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day probably get more attention and commercializing than Thanksgiving. And those aren't even Federal Holidays! Kids don't get out of school for those days!
So what is the deal with Thanksgiving?
I don't want it to get commercialized, don't get me wrong. I just want us to consider it a little more and not think of it as the day before Black Friday.
We do shop Black Friday. I'll be honest.
We did it at as a family back when we were kids. That was before it became the bigger deal that it is today. It is creeping into actual Thanksgiving Day and I'll admit that bothers me. We still shop but we go at a "normal" time on Friday. Yes, we miss some of the deals but that's not what it's about for us.
But let's get back to Thanksgiving...
Garfield says that Thanksgiving is the holiday where we get together because we have food to then stuff ourselves with too much food. haha.
That's right in a sense. We do have Thanksgiving because we were thankful for the bountiful harvest and we celebrate it for the most part by getting together with family and having a feast.
I'm thankful that we do at least get together with family.
But can we do more to acknowledge the holiday than just eat and watch football and then, of course, shop the next day?
My oldest day care kid came in from school one day and said, "Amanda, you can't believe what we have to do!"
I was intrigued.
They have to write out 1000 things they are thankful for.
ONE THOUSAND!
That's a lot!
She then asked, "Could you do it?"
Challenge Accepted!
I told her that I would start by writing out specific names rather than just saying "I'm thankful for my family."
I don't think that's cheating. I think we do need to be thankful for specifics. And with it, I'm going to write WHY I'm thankful for that particular person or item.
Let's keep in mind whom we are thanking. You don't say thank you to nobody. We're thanking God for all He has done and given us. We're thanking Him for how He's provided for our needs.
When I used to be on Facebook, people would write one thing they're thankful for each day in November. I think that's wonderful but that's only 30 things.
Can you do 1000?
That's about 33 things a day for the month of November and we're already 11 days into it!
Can you do it? Is there 1000 things?
I'm not going to take this lightly. I'm really going to think on all of my blessings.
I challenge you to join me in this! BE THANKFUL!!
Challenge Accepted?
