To Slow Down and Be Thankful [ADVENTure Seven]

I can barely believe it's the second week of Advent! Time has flown, especially with the flurry of activity during tech week for Stoops. But alas, the show is over and hopefully we'll move into a slower-paced, more peaceful time of reflection and preparation. 

Not everyone is here, or up, this early this Sunday morning. We're having mercy on Haley and letting her sleep in. Alex, too. Alia and Coren are ushers at worship this morning, and Alia and I are singing in the church choir, so we're off to church in less than half an hour. Alia offered Daddy the opportunity to pick the tag this morning, and this is some of what we came up with in response to things for which we are thankful that begin with the first letter of our names:

Alia and Amanda:
- Advent

- Animals

- Aardvarks

- Almost everything

- Angels

- Actors

- Art / Artists

- Amanda

- Alia

- Abba

Coren

- Christ

- Cuddling

- Christmas

- Camp Calumet

Jim

- Just about everything

- Jesus

I'll have to ask Alex, Haley, and Zephyr their responses later.

About slower-paced and more peaceful...I may be starting too soon. Twenty minutes until we leave for church and I'm still in my pjs!