Welcoming Advent
Advent [ad′vent′] noun In religion, the term advent is defined as the celebration of the coming of Christ. An example of advent is the four week period of time leading up to Christmas, the birth of Christ. Advent is defined as the beginning or arrival of something. An example of advent is the start of a new season. I have been intrigued with the idea of celebrating the Advent season leading up to Christmas for several years now. I think it began with those beautiful wooden Advent Calendars. You know, the ones with little wooden doors to open each day and with beautiful pictures on the front. The expensive ones. Wesley & I saw some exquisite ones at the Christkindlmarkt last year on our anniversary trip and confirmed them out of our price range. This year I determined to make my own Advent calendar and thereby start a new tradition of incorporating some traditional scriptures and carol...