God has been connecting the dots in my head today. The dots began with my Bible study this morning. I'm working my way through the study Becoming a Woman of Prayer by Cynthia Heald. The question that really struck me this morning was about several verses that said we need to pray with thanksgiving (one of them being Philipians 4:6-7). The question was--why do we need to pray with a thankful heart? I immediately thought about what a wise question it was. I think we need to pray with a thankful heart because it helps us see God not with the eyes of a taker (I deserve/need such and such), but as a giver (one who does not expect or demand of others). When we come with a thankful heart, we have no sense of entitlement. Rather, we have a sense of how much we do not deserve and have been blessed with. Next, I read the forward and first chapter of Growing Grateful Kids . Gary Chapman wrote the forward and he wrote something that blew me a...