We Are Alive! April 27th, 2022 Gratefulness

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Value World

We had a doctor's appointment for our littlest one and while mom and baby were visiting the doctor, I took the girls to the 1.25 store. After the appointment was over, we stopped at a thrift store and the girls looked at dresses.

We are all about thrift shopping.

We don't purchase "fancy" cloths very often, but there were some nice occasion dresses that I got for the three oldest girls.

It always amazes me the quality and affordability of items if you know what you're looking for.

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Our Purchases from Dollar Tree

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My oldest got a new case for her glasses.

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My second, a tactile toy.

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My third, a PINWHEEL!

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My boy, a green toy car.

Living With and Practicing Gratefulness

I was thinking about how excited our children were receiving these small gifts. It's not like they are deprived of toys or games, it's just that our family practices gratefulness. Learning to be grateful for small things is a step towards being grateful for smaller things. If we're grateful for the smaller things, we can grow towards becoming grateful for even the most basic of things. The things we take for granted.

If we can be grateful for even the most basic things, like food to eat and cloths to wear, then even if everything else is taken away, we can still live a grateful life. Even if EVERYTHING was taken away, we would STILL be grateful to be ALIVE. I think perhaps that's one reason I'm grateful for the #ALIVE tribe, expressing gratefulness for the most basic thing we own: our lives.

Living a greatful life means contentment in riches or poverty, good circumstances or bad circumstances, happy times or sad times. In all circumstances, we rejoice and are glad because our contentment is not in seeking material things, or in particular circumstances, but in the seeking of the righteousness of God and the gathering treasure in Heaven - THIS is the source from where all blessings come!

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Benjamin Turner: God fearer. Rooted in Messiah. Husband of @lturner. Father of six wonderful children. The guy behind the camera. Blockchain enthusiast.

Bless the Most High!

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Gratitude is a beautiful thing. Gratitude for others and our creator for giving us life produced a good energy that regenerates itself. An attitude of gratitude is a great beatitude.

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Yes @ironshield very good for children to learn like this well done mate you have a lovely family and your raising them with values i salute you and your wonderful wife.😎
have an amazing day

!ALIVE
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hello dear friend good afternoon
how beautiful what you teach your children; gratitude is a key that opens many doors
Congratulations
have a beautiful night

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Right on ... "O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is GOOD; for His mercy endures forever."

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Gratitude is a nice thing to have and I agree that going to places affordable is better. T

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Thank you. That is a great lesson that I need to practice with my children more often.

Material things don't usually bring happiness, at least not for very long is my experience.
I am often trying to clear the cellar out and reduce the things we have, because they tend to own us.

Have a great and blessed day.

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trying to clear the cellar out and reduce the things we have

Yes, we are throwing things a way all the time, but we have more throwing away to do! Too much stuff squirreled away in our cellar too!

!ALIVE
!CTP

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"If we're grateful for the smaller things, we can grow towards becoming grateful for even the most basic of things", I agree completely with this. This an awesome post, thanks.

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