This year as we reflect on our country's birthday and how blessed we truly are to live in America, I would like to introduce you to a wonderful character building, patriotic resource created by Majesty Music. My daughter loves this MP3. The story line follows two characters in search of the reason for America's success as a nation. We hear about George Washington's servant leadership, Daniel Boone's fun loving spirit, and D.L. Moody's heart for the Lord.
Not only are the story lines and songs creative, but they also include specific historical dates. After listening to the CD, I overheard my six-year-old playing and talking about 1776. The "silver" war also made a way into her vernacular :)
What I love about Patch the Pirate is it's fun to listen to and also packs a powerful Biblically based punch. Last week the kids were having a really hard time with the idea of helping to clean up. I did not really feel like it myself, but it needed to happen. We talked about how we needed to be thankful that we had clothes that needed to be washed. That we had a washing machine and a dryer. That we have a bedroom and dresser to put our clothes in. That we have the health to do our chores. I told them we were going to listen to "The Gratitude Attitude", and after that if they chose not to be thankful I would help them further (if you know what I mean).
Let's have a gratitude attitude, gratitude attitude, catch it every day!!
~Julia
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