10 Ways to Practice Gratitude with Children
“Put popcorn in the microwave and have children shout out something for which each child is grateful when you hear the sound of the kernels popping!” Teaching Gratitude – It Makes Us Healthier!...
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5 Thanksgiving Crafts to Teach Gratitude
“The four weeks in November that lead up to Thanksgiving –that lynch pin before Advent – offer plenty of time for teaching gratitude.” Teaching Gratitude The four weeks in November that lead up...
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10 Thanksgiving Prayers and Table Graces
Thanking God on Thanksgiving Do you offer a blessing before meals? Perhaps only on special occasions? Here are 10 Thanksgiving prayers and table graces that you can use on Thanksgiving Day. This...
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Building Faith Does Thanksgiving: 7 Helpful Posts
“Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!” -Psalm 107:1 Celebrating Thanksgiving Over the years, Building Faith has published many articles about...
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Family Craft: Thanksgiving Garland
“Give thanks: we do, each in his place around the table during grace.” November, John Updike Make a Thanksgiving Garland Thanksgiving is the holiday we most associate with giving thanks and...
View ArticleDo You Pray for Your Children? How to Start
“What matters most is that your prayer is authentic, spoken from the hopes and fears of your heart. God knows you and delights in your voice.” My First Prayer for My Children When I was pregnant with...
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Ideas for Native American Heritage Month and Throughout the Year
As Christians, we believe in the inherent dignity of every human being. We grow closer to God by growing closer to a beloved child of God, made in the divine image. We learn more about ourselves and...
View ArticleA Blessing for Thanksgiving
For many of us, Thanksgiving and Christmas offer a break from the rapid pace of every day life, a sense of love and joy, and the opportunity to reconnect with family and friends. And for many of us,...
View ArticleIdeas & Resources for Lament & Thanksgiving *Especially appropriate for those...
At this time of social distancing and the cancellation of many milestones of a young person’s life (graduation from high school or college, prom, senior activities, sports, performances, driver’s...
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Thanksgiving Day: An Alternative View
Thanksgiving Day has been celebrated in the United States since 1789 and as a federal holiday since 1885. The Episcopal Church numbers it among the major feasts in the Book of Common Prayer. Yet in...
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Thanksgiving Is Complicated: How will you get ready?
It is a cool November morning just before Thanksgiving. With each gust of wind, a new bunch of leaves swirls down towards the ground outside my office window. These trees have seen many seasons. They...
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Gratitude in an Unjust World
Giving thanks is part of Christian life. It lies at the heart of the Eucharist, which literally means “to give thanks.” It is a central act in scripture’s psalms and epistles. It infuses daily...
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