Welcome to my musings on this first Sunday of Advent.
Today we’re discussing …
Hope.
Advent
Advent | Love
Christmas, Culture, God's Character, Holidays, Personal Thoughts, Writing SpotToday if the fourth Sunday of Advent: Love.
Advent | Joy
Bible, Christmas, Culture, God's Character, Holidays, Luke, Personal Thoughts, Writing SpotToday is the third Sunday of Advent: Joy.
Advent | Peace
Bible, Christmas, Culture, God's Character, Holidays, Personal Thoughts, Writing SpotToday is the second Sunday of Advent: Peace.
Advent | Hope
Bible, Christmas, Culture, God's Character, Holidays, Personal Thoughts, Writing SpotToday is the first Sunday of Advent: Hope
Make it Monday | Santa Lucia
Activity, Bible, Chronic Illness, Culture, Foods, Gender, General, Holidays, Make it Monday, Personal Thoughts, Recipes, Seasons, Self-careWhenever I say, ‘Santa Lucia,’ I can’t help picturing – and, frankly, hearing – Don Knots attempting to sing the traditional Italian song as Barney Fife in The Andy Griffith Show. So many other, better singers have recorded it, but for some reason, Knots’ is the version that sticks in my head.
However, that was not my first interaction with the celebration known as the Feast Day of St. Lucy. I first learned about the primarily Swedish holiday from Kristen’s Surprise, one of the books in Kristen’s American Girl series. Being part Swede and part Italian myself, Santa Lucia Day has become a holiday that fascinates me.
Make it Monday | St. Nick
Activity, Culture, Holidays, Make it MondayIt’s Christmastime! To start off the first week of Advent, let’s talk Santa. Before pictures of the jolly, old elf with the red suit jump to mind, I’d like to take us back a few centuries. First, however, here’s a little background on Advent, which will inform our topics the next several weeks.
A Writer’s Advent – Peace
Culture, God's Character, Holidays, Personal Thoughts, Thoughts on Writing, Writing SpotIt’s that most wonderful time of the year. But even with lights, family, presents, holiday movies, and great food, one emotion often eludes us: Peace. We can have everything on our wish list, but that settled calm seems to slip through our fingers.
The Writer’s Advent – Joy
Culture, Family, Holidays, Personal Thoughts, Thoughts on Writing, Writing SpotJoy, an emotion that lights up the eyes of a child when they open a gift to find their dreams come true. It fills the soul like a warm cup of soup on a winter’s night. It switches out wrinkles for smile lines on the eldest person’s face. No time is joy more easily come by, nor taken away, as at Christmas.
The Writer’s Advent: Love
Bible, Culture, Holidays, Personal Thoughts, Storytelling, Thoughts on Writing, Writing SpotLove. What better topic to cover during this Christmas Season? As writers, we cover the topic of love from many different angles. It’s a desire that drives a character to good or evil. The reason behind a character’s action. Of course, there’s romantic love. So what makes Christmas Love even more special?