Without getting all religious on you, Schizz and I have been trying to teach our little poppies to be mindful of all the many blessings in their lives. Our evening prayers were becoming a rehearsed twelve second string of words that rivaled those old Micro Machines commercials with their breakneck speed. In order to bring some mindfulness to our evening routine, we recently started using an old Oprah standby: gratitude journals. We ask that they pick three things that they feel grateful for each night, either from the day or just in general. Tonight’s entries perfectly fit each child’s unique personality.
First, there was Leo’s entry:
 Halloween, bed, and stones. |
 In case you are thinking, “What stones?” He redeemed a gift card today and purchased a velvet bag full of carefully selected stones. We all know where these will end up, don’t we?? |
Then, there was T’s entry:
 She is thankful for everything and everyone. We had to cut her off or she’d still be documenting her gratitude, sweet girl. |
And finally, there was Seuss’ entry:
 “I am thankful for this spooky ghost with a lot of eyes.” |
These three entries sum them up.
And as for what I’m grateful for tonight?
Quiet moments with loved ones.
 And fall in New England.
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I’m also incredibly thankful for YOU, my readers. I cannot thank you enough for supporting me and laughing with me along this crazy journey. I have made some amazing connections and hope to make many more. If you are enjoying reading, I invite you to share this page with others who you think may be interested. After all, it takes a village.
Cait has created several courses for homeschool parents. Cait co-hosts The Homeschool Sisters Podcast and is co-founder of Kindred Collective. Cait is also founder of the Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a fantastic community of book-loving parents and the Gameschool Community at My Little Poppies, a vibrant community of gameschoolers.
Cait is a contributing writer for Simple Homeschool. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, The Mighty, Scary Mommy, GeekMom, and many others. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.
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Awe! This is precious. I think we may need to incorporate something like this. I am thankful for you and your blog. It is helping me tremendously. ?
Aw, that warms my heart. I’m thankful for you, too! 🙂