CountUp/CountDown–Another Advent Paradox

by | Dec 24, 2015 | Praying in Color

Advent for me has been both a countup and a countdown to Christmas. Countup: My two Advent calendars are a colorful accumulation of prayers and ponderings. On one I started out with 26 blank trees and prayed for someone each day with doodles and color. The other...

Advent Paradox

by | Dec 3, 2014 | Praying in Color

Advent is not just the waiting and watching we do in December as we prepare for the annual celebration of the birth of Jesus. Advent is the training ground for how to live as watchful, expectant people the entire year. Expectancy (as I’ve said in other posts) is...