i use the alphabet for a whole lot more than just spelling words. you should, too!
for instance, while i am falling asleep, i might go through the alphabet and for each letter, i'll think of something that happened that particular day for which i am grateful. even on very bad days, i can come up with something. i remember one bad time in particular......i got stuck right off the bat with the letter "a." but then.........i thought about air.
other times, i'll go through the alphabet and think of someone i know whose name starts with that letter and i'll pray for him or her. it doesn't really matter that i don't know anyone whose name starts with "u" or "q," because i usually fall asleep before i get to those letters anyway.
still other times, i'll do stuff like (and i did this last night, after gabby douglas's gold medal win).......i'll do stuff like think of someone i know and then go through the alphabet and for each letter, i'll try to come up with what name i think they look like. i was stumped right way with gabby and trying to think what name she looks like that starts with the letter "a." gabby douglas doesn't look like any name that starts with the letter "a." - so i guess it's a good thing her parents didn't name her one.
anyway, the alphabet is great fun - not to mention a wonderful sleeping pill - and it really doesn't get half the attention it deserves.
but you can fix that.......
starting tonight!
:)
