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So, what is Advent anyway, and why would you or I want to celebrate it? The Latin “advenīre” means “to come to,” and long ago the early Christians adopted the first weeks of December to acknowledge the season in which they prepared to celebrate the Nativity, or birth of Jesus Christ, Christmas. In my family of origin, we celebrated Advent in the traditional and prescribed Catholic manner, with an Advent wreath on our dinner table and additional prayers before each meal. Each Sunday of Advent we would light one more candle, so during the firs...
The Costume and Candy holiday is over and we’ve turned the calendar to November. Our thoughts naturally turn to deer hunting, furnace repair and gratitude. Some years ago, during a dark time in my mind, I read about the practice of gratitude. What did that mean, anyway — practicing gratitude? Isn’t gratitude simply knowing to say “thank you” at the culturally appropriate times? The book I was reading — I’ve forgotten what it was called, but I am grateful for its existence — suggested keeping a “gratitude journal.” There is nothing to buy or a...
