Be Grateful

This quote really caught my attention today:

"Be grateful. How thankful we ought to be. How comfortably we live. How very easy is life compared to what it once was. . . . We have it so easy, so pleasant, so delightful. We ride in cars that are warm in the winter and cool in the summer. . . . [We have] the miracles of medicine, the miracles of science, the miracles of communication, transportation, education---what a wonderful time in which to live. Of all of these wondrous, challenging things with which we live, I hope you regard it a blessing to be alive in this great age of the world. . . . I hope you walk with gratitude in your hearts, really. Grateful people are respectful people. Grateful people are courteous people. Grateful people are kindly people. Be grateful" -- The Teachings of Gordon B.Hinckley

 We've started our Grateful Gobbler tradition again this year. Our turkey isn't as cute as last year's, but that's really not important. What I love about this year, is that the kids are actually making a real contribution. Every so often Lincoln and Ivan will ask me to write something up on the turkey for them. We've had everything from, "Mom, I'm thankful for the holy day." to "CHOCOLATE!!" ANd Adelia usually chimes in with, "I'm thankful for turkeys!" I think turkey is up there at least 6 times thanks to her. 

 I think it's important that we teach our children, and ourselves to be grateful. I don't know if I'm doing a good job, maybe that's why the quote above stuck out to me so much when I saw it today.