Waiting with Perspective

What I appreciate most about the Advent season is two things: 1) all that is packed in it and 2) all the ways to see it and gain insights for […]

Advent: Reminder of possibilities

The autumn season is my favorite of the year for the weather change because the southern United States gets hot. There is a freshness I feel that re-energizes me. When […]

Living in the Power of Advent

On Christmas day (or Christmas Eve in some observances) we light the Christ Candle. The Christ Candle is the only white candle and it can be lit with the purple […]

Light the Candle of Love (Advent Week #4)

Merry Christmas to all! We are near the completion of our Advent observance. I pray the focused time on the coming of Christ and all the lessons of Advent inspired […]

Light the Candle of Joy (Advent Week #3)

To mark the third week of Advent, we light the pink candle (or a third purple candle). The candle of joy is also called the Shepherd Candle. I thought we might […]

Get Yourself Ready! Advent begins…

If we think about it, one of the major lessons of life is preparation. Memes and messages remind us to live in the present because we spend so much time […]