There’s something deeply humbling about watching a child bow their head in prayer and say, “Thank You, Lord.” It’s simple, sweet, and profoundly powerful. Yet as mothers, we quickly learn that true thankfulness doesn’t always come naturally — not for our children, and not for us either.

Gratitude is not merely saying thank you when Grandma sends a gift or when someone passes the mashed potatoes at dinner. Biblical thankfulness runs far deeper. It’s a posture of the heart that sees all of life — the joys, the trials, the ordinary days — as flowing from the gracious hand of God.

In a world that constantly tells our children they deserve more, it takes intentional discipleship to help them see that every good thing they have is a gift from above.