Thursday Thirteen: The ABC's of Me (A)

Many of you have done the ABCs on your Thursday Thirteens. I liked it and kept saying I was going to start it. Today I decided to make good on my word despite the fact that most of the blogging world will be doing 13's centered around blogging.

Here's 13 A words that describe or tell something about me....

1. Astute: I notice things and people and events. This can be good or bad as sometimes it makes me jump to conclusions about things or people or events!

2. Arts: I dropped out of "Great Works of Art" TWICE in college, but I DO love art. I know this is an area of my life that I need to improve.

3. Adore: I adore my DH and my four boys.

4. Amiable: I usually make friends easily. I like talking to people and getting to know them.

5. Answers: I like to find answers to people's questions--most of the time. I get to do this a lot in my job. I will confess that there are times when I think the questions are "dumb" and I don't give the BEST answer that I could. I'm learning.

6. Autumn: Although I grew up in Florida, I LOVE this season the best. I really love it the first time the weather gets crisp after being sunny and warm for so long. I also LOVE the colors that most the rest of the world gets to see.

7. Assign: I've done my share of "assigning" jobs and tasks as a teacher.

8. Author: I've written and published three books for teachers and hundreds of teachers guides for reading books. I really would like to write something for the "non-teacher" world. Who knows? Maybe someday I will.

9. Aim: Something I forget to do sometimes. I am quite random and I sometimes "jump in and fire" before I told myself to "ready and AIM". This can cause problems. I've learned the hard way.

10. Activities: I love to participate in many activities---scrapbooking, visiting with friends, crafting, etc. Mostly I love visiting with the people that the activities bring about.

11. Appreciation: There are so many people I've met and opportunities that I've had that I appreciate beyond what I could have imagined for myself.

12. Adventures: I like to go on adventures when anxiety doesn't get in my way. (Hey, that's TWO "A" words...adventure, that's not the extreme kind, is fun for me.

13. Assurance: I am so grateful for the assurance of my eternal life. I am constantly amazed at the grace that God extends to me regularly.

(That's another "A" word...AMAZED! This is getting easier each step I take. Only 25 more letters to go!)