BOUND

Today's word is "bound."  What binds us as a family?  For these two right now, it's Minecraft:

Even more so, of course, is our family table and prayer:

Tonight, while Jeremy was at Scouts with Tim, Zach helped me work on the Christmas tree.  Since he was helping, I conceded to turning the Christmas music off and listening to his Legend of Zelda Pandora station instead.  Love that boy!

Today I'm directing my thoughts toward the notion that Advent is a time of JOYFUL preparation and hopeful anticipation.