I read something on Instagram recently that continues to stick with me (I would link it, but darn you Instagram algorithm, I can't find anything twice) - the poster had asked her pastor whether it was better to put up your Christmas decorations early or late in the Advent season and he asked, "Is doing… Continue reading The one without Christmas decorations
Wow, Advent really caught me by surprise this year. I've been so consumed by the day to day lately that it is easy to lose track of the long game. I love that there are seasons preceding the big Christian holidays to draw us out of our day to day and remind us to fix… Continue reading An Advent Prayer
It normally takes us a week or so to get all the Christmas decorations put up just where we (mostly me) want them. During that time, a crowd of boxes and tubs takes up residence in our guest bedroom. It makes me feel like Christmas is peeking through the cracks, trying to get out into… Continue reading Christmas Peeking Through
Only in the past couple of years have I started paying attention to the liturgical year. Growing up as a Baptist, I knew that Advent and Lent existed, and that's about all I knew about the liturgical year. But where did these things come from, why do most Christians observe them? I really think that… Continue reading Feeling the Tension
Adventures of Our Own 