Don't wear it, use it, or spend it, UNTIL........

.....You write a THANK YOU note. Amen? Amen.

Because I'm from the South and because my Mama raised me like she should have, I'm a HUGE proponent of THANK YOU notes. I love a good THANK YOU note! The rule in my house growing up was that you don't wear it, use it, or spend it, until you write a thank you note. And, you can bet your bottom dollar my kids won't be wearing it, using it, or spending it until they write a note either!

I have written thank you notes for flowers, gifts, thoughtful acts (or random acts) of kindness, etc. for years--never thought twice about it. I make my kids write thank you notes for birthday gifts and generosity gifts throughout the year too. I do NOT however, make them write thank you notes for Christmas gifts.

Last Saturday, we had Nolan's birthday party and he got so many nice things! Guess what Nolan started working on Wednesday night? Yup! THANK YOU cards. Since he's just learning spelling, etc. I'm only making him do 4 cards per night, but he'll do 4 per night until he gets them finished by golly. So, if you're reading this post and you haven't gotten your thank you card yet, be patient...you will!

Here's a sampling of the young man's work:

Pretty good, huh? Of course, I had to help him with what to say, etc. but he did all of it himself (except the Dear X part)....

When he's older, he won't hesitate to write thank you notes for gifts, which brings me to a special verse we hear often....

"Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
Prov. 22:6

~CB~