Gratitude as a family value
Gratitude is the habit of noticing what is already good. Families who put it in their creed often pair it with a ritual: a thankful round at dinner, notes after birthdays, a gratitude jar at the holidays. The value sticks when it is practiced out loud, and kids pick it up fastest from hearing adults say thank you to each other.
Family mottos about gratitude
- Give thanks
- Grateful every day
- Count your blessings
- Thankful for each other
- Give thanks. Love deeply.
- Give thanks. Be kind. Stand together.
- Gratitude and forgiveness
Latin mottos with gratitude
In Latin, gratitude is Gratia. Paired with another value it makes a classic two-word motto.
- Gratias Agimus
- We give thanks
- Gratia et Amore
- By gratitude and love
- Gratia et Benignitate
- By gratitude and kindness
- Gratia et Fidelitate
- By gratitude and faithfulness
- Gratia et Clementia
- By gratitude and mercy
- Gratia et Perseverantia
- By gratitude and perseverance
- Gratia et Humilitate
- By gratitude and humility
- Gratia et Iustitia
- By gratitude and justice
Creed lines about gratitude
Classic (timeless and formal)
We give thanks for every day and every blessing.
We remember those who helped us, and we thank them.
We are grateful for what we have and for whom we have.
Warm (heartfelt and plain-spoken)
We say thank you, and we notice the little things.
We count our blessings out loud, often.
We know how lucky we are to have each other.
Playful (funny, but still true)
We write thank-you notes. Eventually.
We are grateful for each other, hot showers and second helpings.
We thank the cook, even when it's cereal.
A sample creed built around gratitude
This is what the generator writes for a family whose answers put gratitude first, in the classic tone. Your family's own answers will change the lines, and you can edit every one.
We hold these things to be true:
We are grateful for what we have and for whom we have.
Love is the first law of this house.
We show kindness to all who cross our threshold.
Bound by love, we go forward together.
Gratitude in heraldry
Or (gold) is the color most often tied to gratitude: traditionally generosity and elevation of the mind. Symbols that suit it:
Talk about it at the table
- What is something about our family you are grateful for that we never talk about?
- Who deserves a thank-you note from us this month?
- How could we make saying thank you a family habit?