If You Want To Be Happy- A Thanksgiving Story

Want to know the secret to being happy? This Thanksgiving story will tell you what it is! Cheerful and colorful illustrations make this a great thankful story for children!  

IF YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY- A THANKSGIVING STORY 

I learned the secret of being happy very early on in my life.

Each November, my mom would pull out her version of "If You Want To Be Happy...A Thanksgiving Story." (I know I mention my mom quite a bit on this blog, but hey, she is the reason I started this blog in the first place.  She made holidays so special and meaningful for us growing up.)

There was nothing fancy about this story. She found the story from an article and then found pictures from magazines that she carefully cut and glued on to construction paper.

After years of reading this story to her 7 children, the "book"  became tattered and torn. But we all loved this Thanksgiving tradition so much that we would read it each year.

SWEET THANKSGIVING TRADITION 

When my own family started to grow, I knew I wanted to make my own copy of this Thanksgiving story.

My talented friend and graphic designer Michelle illustrated this darling story. I hope you love it as much as we do!

It is a sweet story and shares a little secret of how we can be happy this holiday season.

Here's a preview: 

this awesome idea!

Keep reading the story to find out what happens...............

For best results:

• Print the story at your favorite print shop. There is a lot of color involved, so I'd hate for you to drain your ink at home!
• Place each page in a sheet protector or laminate each page for it to hold up each year.
• Read the story a week or two before Thanksgiving.
• Challenge: invite your family members to think of something they can give away before Thanksgiving. Then discuss how it made them feel.

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