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December 21, 2020 -Day 23 of Advent Oh, my. It’s almost Christmas Eve, almost Christmas Day. You might need your crayons or coloring pencils for this one towards the end of the page. Now for the quiz: Do you know what the 12 Days of Christmas song is actually about? It is a coded song!Continue reading “Day 23 -The Peace of Christ… coming soon….”

December 22, 2020 -Day 22 of Advent If you are just tuning in, it’s ok to get caught up. I publish pages ahead of time as the ideas pop into my head and as time is available. Get caught up, then come back to here. Now that we are back together, again, let’s think aboutContinue reading “Day 22 -Peace”

December 19, 2020 -Day 21 of Advent Writing this blog is quite an adventure. I am trying to keep it in line with a church Advent weekly topic for the Advent season, but I find it hard to separate out the joys! I am one of those people who multi-joy task…and it happens at randomContinue reading “Day 21 -Lots of Joys!”

December 18, 2020 -Day 20 of Advent In some of the older Christmas cards produced in the middle east, there was always a bowl of fruit in every Nativity scene. We never had that on our US produced Christmas cards. I asked my husband’s family what’s the bowl of fruit about. They said that youContinue reading “Day 20 -More Incarnate Joy”

December 17, 2020 -Day 19 of Advent TRADITIONS! by Sue Tesar, Guest Author © 12/2020 My sister-in-law made a manger scene for us when our children were very young.  She painted the angels to resemble them, Joe and Beth.  This has been placed our living room(s) every year.  I put the baby Jesus in theContinue reading “Day 19 -Compassionate Joy, Love, and Hope”

December 16, 2020 -Day 18 of Advent The Wonders of His Love of us… In the Beginning We all know how the book of the Gospel according to John starts: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God; and the Word was God! (John 1:1) I recently heard a PBS memoryContinue reading “Day 18 -Compassionate Joy”

December 15, 2020 -Day 17 of Advent What a long title. Not to worry. Todays’ task for you embodies all three Joys at one time. Joy, Joy, Joy! How Great the Joy! There’s that German Carol again! Makes you want to get up and dance a jig! https://youtu.be/Yuiwi4br8jo …Sing along! Ok, we have reached farContinue reading “Day 17 -Hopeful, Loving, Unabashed Joy”

When All Seems Not so Calm and Bright December 14, 2020 -Day 16 of Advent Back in the day when I was in elementary school, in the 5th Grade Glee Club, we learned to sing Silent Night differently. We learned a descant to it. When paired with the first verse of Silent Night, our voicesContinue reading “Day 16 -Peaceful Joy”

December 13, 2020 -Day 15 of Advent By now you have reached December 13th. Be sure you don’t miss the readings that started on Day 1. Just work backwards to there and then roll forward. Today’s entry is about the legend of the Woof Kitty, as related to me by ….a cat! Back in Bethlehem,Continue reading “Advent Day 15 -Unabashed and Incarnate Joy”

December 12, 2020 -the 14th Day of Advent The Saint Nicholas story continues. By now you have seen the vidclip about Santa and Pete. In some countries, Saint Nicholas is accompanied by some creature who seeks out the mischief makers and deals out the punishments while Saint Nicholas deals out the goodies and treats toContinue reading “Day 14 -More Loving, Compassion, Mercy, and Kindness”