The Second Sunday of Advent

Things that make you full of Wonder - and AWE: Awesome Things

Advent II

　

1. Being born
2. The first time we realize we are truly loved just for who we are.
3. Standing on the shore of any Lake with not an artificial light in sight and seeing stars like you have never seen them before, realizing your solar system is one of them.
4. Sitting in the Colorado River for an hour after hiking down the 9 mile Kaibab trail, eating lunch then hiking back up again on the same day.
5. Flying above the earth at 36,000 ft on a clear, sunny day looking down.
6. Watching a chrysalis break open and the butterfly hang out to dry.
7. Finding a real friend, one who will not abandon you when things get tough.
8. The first time staying up late into the night and finding how much we have in common with the other.
9. The first time we get to drive the car alone (even if the voice of our parents lives).
10. Those special days we wake up knowing we love life and are glad for who we are.
11. Times we really sacrifice what we wanted to benefit someone else and don’t even feel a need to tell them.
12. Days we realize we love what we do and really don’t NEED too much more.
13. When we finally understand that asking the right questions is more important that having the right answers.
14. Times when everyone at the service sang exactly the right notes at exactly the right time and there was silence when it was over because no one would break the moment.
15. The day we discover we have a unique and special purpose and embrace the opportunity the way we would embrace a long lost friend.
16. The lack of any sound outside at night after the first snowfall of the winter.
17. Dreaming of flying.(Especially when we know you are dreaming and take control)
18. Seeing the awesome power of nature in a storm - or in the quiet before the storm.
19. Believing you have come to the end of your strength and finding that you have gained strength you never knew or expected.
20. Seeing a baby born. The Cycle Continues.......