Advent Word/Day 19 Everyone knows that the best thing to drink when you are thirsty is plain old water. Sometimes I religiously keep track of my daily ounces and other times, I just try to mentally tally how much I may or may not have consumed on a given day. Then there are times where
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Advent Word/Day 18 Beloved – the definitions of beloved include dearly loved…a much loved person…greatly loved….dear to the heart….even “friends dearly loved by God.” I have never once doubted I was loved by anyone that is in my life. But what a feeling to know that we are not only loved, but beloved. Without condition,
Advent Word/Day 17 “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” – Hebrews 13:2 I, like most people, have a healthy suspicion of strangers. Years of watching true crime documentaries have not served me well in this regard. However, I would like to think when I encounter a stranger, I
Advent Word/Day 16 The definition of wilderness is an uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region. But the wilderness of the Bible goes beyond a geographical location to represent isolation, fear and separation from God. When I hear the word wilderness I often think of the forest or the woods. I think of a place that is wild and untamed, but
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,
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
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