...name them one by one...
I was asked to give a talk in church about GRATITUDE this past Sunday. As I was preparing I was humbled and have seen the Lord's hand in the details of my life in grater abundance. A short video I watched about living in Thanksgiving daily, said something profound....
Our minds have the capacity to notice the unusual. The opposite is true as well. The more we see the same beautiful things, the more they become invisible to us and this is why we take things for granted.
At Thanksgiving dinner, my Grandma always puts a cornucopia at each place setting. Each is filled with yummy treats and one in particular that is my favorites.... CANDY CORN. Yummy! :) I remember hearing that there is some hiddin meaning behind candy corn, so I googled it and sure enough I found something! Lois Graham put it this way
Count
All your blessings!
Never
Doubt
Year-round that
Christ Jesus
Offers
Rest in His
Never ending love.
I found this Candy Corn Game at Target. I thought of a few different ways you could fill in all the pieces.
- As you practice with your child, and they do a practice spot correctly 5x (or whatever the assignment is), tell him why you appreciate him playing the violin or why it is a blessing to you or your family.
- Have your child why they are grateful to play the violin or maybe why they like playing the violin
- Use it as a review game and have each pin be a different review piece and take turns saying why you like that piece.
My hope is that we can all see the blessing that music is in our lives and how our Heavenly Father has blessed us with talents to make music and bless the lives of others as we use our gifts for good.
