Revisiting December 23, 2023 The Twenty First Day of Advent              Thank you for following the season of Advent with me, as just knowing you are there has filled this time with the spirit of hope, trust, and the gift of believing.  You can actually feel it, your participation in […]

  The Eighteenth Day of Advent              As we draw nearer to the date we celebrate as Christmas, my body wants to be even more quiet, still.  It seems, these days, my thoughts begin to travel back in time, with more frequency, with the passing of the days.  Each of […]

  The Sixteenth Day of Advent              Each day I light the candles on the Advent wreath I think of those of you walking through Advent with me, and it brings me great joy.  The closer we get to the date we celebrate The Birth my heart opens to the […]

  The Fifteenth Day of Advent              Well, we have reached the third Sunday in Advent, the halfway mark, the pink candle on the wreath.  In many ways this time seems to be moving slowly, still in other ways zipping along, getting away from us.  Lighting the third candle always […]

  The Fourteenth Day of Advent              In the last few days, I have been wrapping, not only Christmas gifts, but birthday gifts.  Our family has so many December birthdays.  And yours might as well.  No matter how many boxes you wrap there always seems to be one more needing […]