“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” I Thessalonians 5:18
Is it really already Thursday?
This week seemed to have flown by and that means we are almost mid-November.
My mom reminded me that Thanksgiving is just two weeks away! She is coming to spend the holiday with us. It will be her first Thanksgiving in the US in about 40 years! My dad and mom took us to Canada when I was 9. They adopted Canada as their home, became citizens and embraced all things Canadian. They instilled in us a love for Canada as well. I married a Canadian but over the years we believed God was calling us to move to the States. We are all dual citizens now and call both places home.
Something else my parents instilled in me was a love of reading.
My dad taught me that books were my friends and I should treat them carefully. My mom taught me to use my books season by season in displays. Always, in my school areas of our home, I have done book displays. Having been raised by teachers, it is just in my DNA to want books to be a prominent part of my children’s lives.
I have read to my kids for years. I love to read to them. My girls are very creative and artistic and many times while I’m reading they are drawing or coloring. Mellie and I have kept this tradition up and that is why you get the benefit of book reviews.
We read a good book and I share it with you.
Today, I want to show you a handful of Thanksgiving themed books. We will start reading these soon. I want my kids to understand why we celebrate Thanksgiving. It is so much more than football, food and parades. We have the privilege of celebrating those fun times because of who first came to our country to establish it and why they came.
Education is so great. We can take a book and educate our children on so many topics just by reading to them.
What book will you start with this Thanksgiving?
