HOW IS GOD LOVING ME – AND WHERE IS GOD LEADING ME?
Devotional thoughts for the Advent season
The Second Week of Advent: HOPE The second layer of our wreath is made of evergreens and berries to remind us of life and resurrection. In deepest winter snows, we are still able to see signs of life all around us, such as evergreen… Continue Reading “Sunday- The Life Layer”
Touch the sand in the wreath pan. Consider the desert. Consider your own desert times in your life and in this week. The desert is a place without abundant vegetation or life; the desert is a stark reminder of what we would lack if… Continue Reading “Wednesday- Candle Lighting Devotional: Peace in the Desert”
2. Choosing to Enter the Desert- Leaving Our Distractions Behind Notice that the sand is pure and empty of anything else. Like the sand, the desert is a place of barrenness. There are no distractions, nothing to keep us from simply being still and… Continue Reading “Monday-First Week of Advent”
The First Week of Advent: PEACE (If you haven’t already done so, please read the Introduction in my earlier blog post.) Pour a layer of sand into the bottom of the pan. The sand will serve as a symbol of the desert and the… Continue Reading “Sunday- The Desert Layer”
As I was pulling boxes of Christmas decorations out of our closet earlier this week, I came across an old doll from my childhood. It was one my grandmother had made, and the memories of my dear grandmother and the happy moments of my… Continue Reading “Introduction- The Bundt Pan Advent Wreath”
Now that Thanksgiving and Black Friday are over, we can begin thinking about Advent! The First Sunday of Advent is this weekend! We will begin The Bundt Pan Advent Wreath Reflections on Sunday; I’ll share the first one later tomorrow. Don’t forget, you’ll need… Continue Reading “The Bundt Pan Advent Wreath Reflections”