When Jim and I first got married I wanted to start some traditions of our own. We spent our first couple Thanksgivings with family, but when we moved west, we stayed home for Thanksgiving and enjoyed some traditions together. As our family grows I would like to create more traditions and am constantly looking for new ways to encourage a spirit of Thankfulness in our home--not just once a year either!
Thanksgiving Traditions
Purchase a large Tablecloth and permanent-non washable pens. Every Year, have your family and guests write and date what they are thankful for that year. We have done this for a couple years, and it is fun to go back and look at the events each year has brought that we are thankful for.
Thanksgiving History-a good 5th grade history book is a nice place to start and remember why the pilgrims came to America, what they suffered, and what the first Thanksgiving celebration was like.
Volunteer to serve dinner at a homeless shelter or purchase gifts for the rescue mission Christmas on black Friday.
Don't make Thanksgiving a seclusive family dinner-always invite friends and neighbors to join. Find people who have no family nearby and have them over. Or join another family for Thanksgiving.
Like Christmas, Thanksgiving is another opportunity to reach out to the neighbors. Make Turkey cookies or pumpkin bread and deliver it with a friendly and gospel centered note to neighbors.
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