But perhaps we can turn Dickens around and think of a winter of despair followed by a spring of hope. That’s what our Advent readings seem to be telling me this year, and that notion of a light at the end of the tunnel is very comforting. We wait for the birth of Jesus and we wait for a vaccine and to see our families and friends again. We wait, rather impatiently, but we must have hope.
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
Advent Day 8 | A Traffic Light Sign
Advent Day 25 | A candle
Advent Day 24 | A Poem
Advent Day 23 | A heart with “grace”
Advent Day 21 | A luminary
Advent Day 20 | Bazooka bubble gum
Advent Day 19 | A Compass
Advent Day 18 | A Bag of Crumbs
Advent Day 17 | A marble
Advent Day 16 | A Wooden “What / If” Star
Advent Day 15 | A loaf of bread
Advent Day 14 | A Small Wrapped Up Present
Advent Day 13 | Two Q Tips
Advent Day 12 | Hemlock Pine Cone
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ
Many of the things on my grateful list repeat, such as my family, but there are certainly more whimsical things that pop up from time to time…dark chocolate, silly seagulls that Olive chases on the beach, shows that make me laugh like Ted Lasso and Schitts Creek, Christmas lights, Café Kilim baristas. What’s on your list?

















