A Box and Five Kernels of Corn
My family does not really have one tradition that we have practiced on Thanksgiving throughout the years. So, today I am going to share one tradition with you that my family has done a few years and another tradition that my cousin's always do, both of which celebrate the true meaning of the holiday. Perhaps you can put some of these creative ideas into practice at your Thanksgiving feast tomorrow! First, a few years back I read in a magazine how to make a "Thankfulness Box." I used an old, rectangle box and cut a square in the middle of the lid (a shoebox would work well with this, too). Then I decorated the outside of the box with fall stickers and wrote I Thessalonians 5:18 on each side of the box. After the turkey and stuffing and mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie, my family, guests, and I each took turns writing on pieces of paper things we were thankful for and dropped them into the box. Afterwards,...