The Advent season has begun. We have never celebrated Advent before,
not at least the anticipation of the birth of Christ. I am not sure
why we are celebrating it this year. Perhaps it is the Episcopal church
we are attending and I want to give the children the experience of this
celebration. Perhaps it is my continued offering of all religious
paths to my children. Maybe it's the connection we also feel for the
approach of the darkest night of the year - the Winter Solstice.
Regardless, we are anticipating the arrival of our precious pink and
purple candles.
To prepare for the new
celebration in our home (and to prepare for the arrival of our Christmas
tree on Saturday), I spent yesterday cleaning the silver (the base for
said Advent wreath), cleaning out closets and reading articles to the
children about the meaning of the Advent and how the greenery ties into
the Earth based religions we also honor in our home.
One
of the best articles I found that resonated with me the most was one on
how the advent season honors Mary as she prepared for the birth of her
son. It reminded me of an Advent season, 13 years ago, when I waited
for the birth of my own son, born 2 days after Christmas.
Regardless of what or how you are celebrating and enjoying this dark time of the year, go in peace and be blessed.
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