"Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful." Colossians 4:2
Around this time of year, before
we’ve had a chance to empty the Halloween candy bowl or carve the Thanksgiving
turkey, the big toy sales fliers start arriving and kids start their Christmas
wish lists. Tantalized by every gimmick and colorful advertisement, their lists
grow long and their expectations reach great heights.
While there’s great fun
letting them dream and wish for everything they desire, it creates quite a
conundrum for parents striving to raise grateful children. Let’s be honest,
those newspaper ads are colorful and those TV ads do well convincing them it’s
a MUST to have the newest everything, don’t they?
So, what’s a parent to do?
How do we first, balance their expectations with our budgets and second, teach
them gratitude when the world screams, “gimme more”?
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