Advent
I’ve started thinking about Advent season, which is upon us as of this coming Sunday. Seems early, but it’s like that every year. Odd how we react against how early Christmas arrives in the malls, hot on the heels of Halloween, but we who should want to celebrate it most hold off until the last minute. This is one of the things I like about the liturgical calendar… it begins the new year with Advent, which is about as fitting as I could imagine. I also like the fact that it pushes us into preparation for Christmas… but with referenct to the entire season, and not just the one-day event (or two or three days, depending how many family events are scheduled!).
I started compiling some thoughts on Advent this year, thinking about some things we could do with the kids but which would also draw our hardened adult hearts into it as well. Scot McKnight is blogging an Advent series and has put forth the first post today… more to follow daily in the series (except Sundays), and some other bloggers will likely be chipping in as well.
I’m looking forward to following this series as well as to some study centered on Advent themes as we attempt to establish some deeper Christmas traditions in our family and in our little community. If anyone’s got ideas or resources to recommend, I’m all ears.
