Post Thanksgiving / Pre Advent Thoughts

This weekend has always been a favorite of mine. The weekend, in between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Leftovers fill our refrigerators (and our bellies!). In my house there are a few things out for the next month, but the decorating hasn't begun yet. It will, in some measure, begin today. There are a stack of Christmas Cards waiting to be made, addressed and stamped but none have gone out yet.

This weekend, tomorrow actually, begins Advent, the celebration of Jesus' birth and First Coming. America has this right: Enter in with Thanksgiving to celebrate the Birth of the Saviour.

This next month will be full of activities. My desire is to also find those quiet times where Jesus and I get to hang out together. One of my favorite activities has been to get a cup of hot chocolate, have the lights of just the Christmas Tree on and listen to Christmas Music while reflecting on the good things of Christmas Past, thanking God for Christmas Present and looking forward to Christ's Coming again.

Happy Thanksgiving and a very Merry Christmas!

Thanks be to God for His Indescribable Gift!
II Corinthians 9.15