tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post1226404761228287880..comments2023-09-28T10:51:06.218-04:00Comments on ANNIE B. JONES: quiet and advent.Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01899277351488775904noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-13732836123312025302011-12-15T23:50:50.045-05:002011-12-15T23:50:50.045-05:00If you have not read L'Engle's "The I...If you have not read L'Engle's "The Irrational Season" for Advent - you MUST. Also, her "Bright Evening Star" about the mystery of the Incarnation.<br /><br />The way she thinks about God has changed my whole perspective. She just shares, and her thoughts quiet me. I have been working my way through an extended advent, reading both of these books over the last two years - it just... I am learning to be quiet, to be, to let Him be with me.Kelly Sauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138861838948184728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-19252291537000418452011-11-29T15:17:03.016-05:002011-11-29T15:17:03.016-05:00We've never done advent, but I think it would ...We've never done advent, but I think it would be a really neat thing to start!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676100157816141678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-56254891421233815852011-11-29T11:24:10.616-05:002011-11-29T11:24:10.616-05:00There really is something to be said about the qui...There really is something to be said about the quietness of winter--I've never really felt it until this year though (probably because I was busy complaining about the snow). <br /><br />My family is like yours, we have created our own traditions that encompass our faith and the brightness of the season. It's mostly nice to focus on God, His Son, and family. I love this time of year.Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15882610343505172301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-88978691481160587152011-11-29T11:02:51.969-05:002011-11-29T11:02:51.969-05:00We do the advent wreath at home. The boys love it....We do the advent wreath at home. The boys love it. It's a wonderful tradition! We already missed the first day, though, because Nicholas was so sick that I completely forgot to get everything out. I need to do that today now that he is feeling better.Juleshttp://www.pancakesandfrenchfries.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183263500164049344.post-34328109573797918342011-11-29T08:54:42.078-05:002011-11-29T08:54:42.078-05:00Our church does Advent in the traditional way - th...Our church does Advent in the traditional way - the wreath and only Advent songs until Christmas Eve. Mike and I always do an Advent reading. Our favorite is The Christmas Mystery, but we don't do it every year because it is kind of long and also we don't want to wear it out. This year we are doing some super-short readings by Nouwen. (Super-short is good this year.)<br /><br />It is particularly helpful for me to read or watch or listen to something similar to a mystery play, that shows the faithfulness of God throughout history. Andrew Peterson's Behold the Lamb of God is good for this, and a local theater has had a mystery play for the past few years that is awesome. I have worked on writing one for us to use with Atticus in the future, but haven't finished it. I think people use the Jesse Tree in that same way, but it is not really my style for some reason. <br /><br />We don't do the Advent wreath at home, but when Atticus is older, we do have an Advent calendar we would like to use with him. I admire people who don't put up the tree or do actual Christmas songs until Christmas Eve, but that's just not our style.<br /><br />Mike worked retail before, so we mostly try to focus on having quiet family time - church concerts, luminaries, making things special.Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427522030281989523noreply@blogger.com