Thankfulness

God had already been working on me where thankfulness is concerned; but now I see it is spilling over to my sweet Becca. 
We have so much, truly, so much!!  Never do I lack for anything I need, there are "wants" unfullfilled, but never needs and yet I'm so often ungrateful for the these things.  I believe that I've become brainwashed by this society of entitlements.  If I were to really receive what I'm entitled to; I would have nothing worthwhile; but Praise Be to God almighty for his indescribable gift.  Christ paid it all so that I now am entitled, but I need to remember at what cost it was paid.  Ephesians 2:8For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Becca was learning her thankfulness in a different way: She has been doing so well in her math of late, that I've allowed her the priviledge of doing only the odd or even of her lesson.  Yesterday, 3 of her problems were done incorrectly because of not wanting to redo the problem even though she knew the answer was wrong.  She wasn't thankful for the gift of a partial lesson.  This was a perfect opportunity to apply the life lesson above. 

It is beautiful to see how God prepares me, in advance, to deal with the issues my children are about to experience.  He is so wonderfully in control.  A control, that only He, as an all seeing God, can have.