🍂 OPERATION GRATITUDE
Ethan & Oliver’s Thanksgiving Mission
A Thanksgiving mission like no other! Join Ethan & Oliver as their family launches Operation Gratitude: a holiday adventure filled with laughter, lessons, and lots of pumpkin pie. From bubbling sourdough to farm stand visits and a bustling table at Grandma’s house, the boys discover that blessings come in all shapes and sizes.
$9.99 $7.97 · a short holiday read for the whole family
Inside the Book
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Silly sibling antics
that keep kids laughing (ninja turkeys included)
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Faith-filled reflections
and family traditions woven through the story
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Notebook prompts
to spark gratitude at home
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A prayer reminder
for those serving far from their families
How Our Family Does Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite times of year. Not just for the pie (though Oliver would vote for that every time), but because of the traditions that bring families together, and of course Alabama football!
In our house, Thanksgiving looks like…
- 🥖 Baking sourdough rolls and sneaking “practice tastes”
- 🎯 Family cornhole tournaments in the backyard (the prize? First pick of dessert!)
- 🙏 Ending the night with stories, laughter, and prayers
⚓ Some years, Thanksgiving has looked very different.
As a Navy family, we’ve celebrated holidays underway, giving thanks at sea with shipmates, missing family at home, but holding onto gratitude in new ways.
That experience is one of the reasons we created Operation Gratitude. We want kids to see that blessings can be found in every season: big ones, little ones, and even silly ones.
— Jenn
🦃 FREE THANKSGIVING BLESSING BINGO PRINTABLE
Blessing Bingo: Play Along at Home!
Ethan carefully logged 37 blessings. Oliver raced his way to B-100 (with plenty of pie along the way). Now it’s your family’s turn.
How to play
- Print the cards.
- Pick your play style: write the blessings your family notices this week, or use Ethan & Oliver’s blessings from the story and see if your crew can match.
- Everyone plays: little ones draw or say a blessing, older kids read a square, and teams work great for big tables.
- Afterward, pause and share one gift you noticed today.
What’s inside the full set: 3 mixed cards, 3 Ethan cards (steady, numbered blessings), 3 Oliver cards (wild, silly blessings from his B-100 sprint), and 1 create-your-own card.
First one to shout BL-ESS-INGGO! wins (Oliver’s rule, not mine).
What Families Are Saying
“Grandson loved it”
Ruth Harris · Verified purchase · Amazon review
“This is a perfect book for littles to learn the many ways we can be thankful.”
Suzan Beeson · Verified purchase · Amazon review
Why We Wrote It
Ethan & Oliver’s Thanksgiving Mission is a short seasonal adventure: part story, part tradition, part reminder that gratitude isn’t just for one day a year.
Whether your family is gathering around Grandma’s table, celebrating far from home, or building new traditions, we hope this book sparks laughter, conversation, and thankfulness that carries into each new day.