Advent Word/Day 15 When we think of messengers in the Bible, angels come to mind. But the messengers that have most often touched my life have been right here on earth. Connections I have made and maintained with people through social media (and occasionally in real life) have sustained me through raising children, having cancer,
Author: Karri Brackett
“The stockings were hung by the chimney with care…”- A Visit From St. Nicholas We have only had a fireplace in one house – a rental we lived in when Sarah was a baby – so our stockings have always hung from various pieces of furniture with care. We have a television cabinet with an
Advent Word/Day Fourteen The word flourish brings to mind plants, animals, and people that are thriving. What it takes to flourish is dependent on many factors, from the intrinsic – such as the biology of the thing in question – to the extrinsic – such as the environment. Some of these things can be controlled
“Elves love to tell stories. I bet you didn’t know that about elves.” – Papa Elf/Elf In 2019 on one of our pilgrimages to At Home/formerly Garden Ridge, we brought home this mischievous looking elf. He was christened Peppermint Jazz from his tag (of the particular collection/theme that the store carried that year.) He became
Advent Word/Day Thirteen My daddy loved a good fire; whether it was in a fireplace, a wood burning stove, or outside/a campfire. If there was the slightest chill in the air, he would build a fire. Trever is the same way (in fact, I swiped this picture he took last year at the cabin.) Looking
Advent Word/Day Twelve Breathe. Deep breathing has health benefits which range from decreasing stress to lowering blood pressure to relieving pain. I often find myself sighing not in relief or exasperation but simply because I have been breathing so shallowly that once I take a moment to pause and actually breathe deeply, that breath is
Advent Word/Day Eleven I’ll admit I had to look up the definition of winnowing to refresh myself on its meaning. According to the Oxford English Dictionary: win·now /ˈwinō/ verb gerund or present participle: winnowing As I thought about the meaning of the word, I kept coming back to the thought that during this – as in
Advent Word/Day Ten Welcome is a word that adorns door mats, businesses, and church signs. The goal should be to move beyond “welcome” as a word that is a rote greeting and to embrace it is an attitude and way of being. -Karri Temple BrackettDecember 6, 2022
“In the meadow we can build a snowman…” – Winter Wonderland At some point, I began collecting snowmen/snowwomen/all of the snowpeople. I would receive them as gifts, and I started looking for them in thrift stores and flea markets. As my collection has grown, I now try to only buy a figure if it is
Advent Word/Day Nine I am a bit of a pluviophile. I love the rain. In fact when I would hear the hymn about the land of cloudless days, I would get rather sad! I need a good rainy day every once in a while. Rain gets a bad rap and has become synonymous with gloom