Advent begins today! I spent part of meeting for worship with the children's religious ed group, where we talked a bit about Advent and lit the first candle in an Advent wreath. Very minimal ritual, just Ellie lighting the candle and saying "I light the candle of Hope" in a rather dramatic voice (she's very fourteen), followed by silent worship.
I'm full of hope for many things. For our adoption process, of course; for a F/friend and her husband expecting her first child; for improvement in our economy and environment; for my new job starting in January.
We've been preparing for the holidays in our new home. Ken struggled with our database of addresses for sending out our holiday letters. I put up the tree and ornaments, listening to my beloved Cambridge Singers performing some lesser-known traditional Christmas carols ("What Is This Lovely Fragrance?," "Quittez, Pasteurs," and "Still, Still, Still," to name just a few.)
Ivan has not discovered the tree, (non-breakable) ornaments, or Nativity figures. Yet. Last year he knocked over St. Joseph once, then left everything alone.
Happy Christmas/Hanukkah/Solstice/Festivus preparations to all!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment