The Sweet Times

The Grateful Tree

Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash

Every November 1st, during my children’s years at home, we created a grateful tree. We would cut out leaves of different patterns and colors and make a pile of them on the island or table. Next to the pile was a ason jar. It was filled with stones supporting a nicely painted, white, tree branch.

It wasn’t large, but it was large enough to be noticed in the kitchen. The tree would…