Christmastime

[eat_at_moms]

It's been so long since I've posted, that I will just give up on any historical catch-up and simply talk about my thoughts at this moment. And at this moment I'm grateful for my God Jar and my Gratitude Journal

Comments

[anonymous]

When I was a freshman at BYU, my Book of Mormon teacher challenged us to reframe our prayers so that our evening prayers were solely thank-you prayers for our blessings, and then our morning prayers were of the "please help me with..." variety. I loved it--I'm not sure why I got out of the habit of doing it--but I've started again, and it's a good way for me to calm myself in the evening by thinking about all the good things in my life rather than what I'm worried about.

--Rachael

[nezumiko]

Wow, thank you for sharing that. We recently had a sermon on very much the same topic - that it is not Joy that makes us Grateful, but Gratitude that makes us Joyful. I used to have a practice of noting every day what I was grateful for in this journal, at the end of every post. Following your example, I will try to resume it. I really like the idea of the God jar, too, and the physical act of turning over the hard problems.

Thank you, again, and a very Merry Christmas to you. I know Ki will be glad to be home with her family, and you will be glad to have her with you.

Blessings,
Nezu

[eat_at_moms]

Thanks for your insight; I really like the observation about the relationship between Joy and Gratitude. Thanks also for being a good friend to MB.

[anonymous]

Wonderful post! Love, Pam