Comments on: Scrambling to celebrate Advent http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:43:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html/comment-page-1#comment-4654 Anonymous Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:21:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html#comment-4654 If you buy a "fake" Advent wreath and then go out and gather greenery and stick it in, it looks really good and is pretty quick for a mother with three babies. Put a plate covered with foil under the candles (so they won't spill wax on your table but the plate won't look like a plate). Drape a purple ribbon around it. Think about Saint John the Baptist proclaiming the Lord's coming. You're already doing Advent by trying to avoid being irritated. <br/>Jane M If you buy a “fake” Advent wreath and then go out and gather greenery and stick it in, it looks really good and is pretty quick for a mother with three babies. Put a plate covered with foil under the candles (so they won’t spill wax on your table but the plate won’t look like a plate). Drape a purple ribbon around it. Think about Saint John the Baptist proclaiming the Lord’s coming. You’re already doing Advent by trying to avoid being irritated.
Jane M

]]> By: Melanie B http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html/comment-page-1#comment-4651 Melanie B Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:18:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html#comment-4651 Jen,<br/><br/>I just found this quote today: <br/><br/>"Advent is concerned with that very connection between memory and hope which is so necessary to man. Advent’s intention is to awaken the most profound and basic emotional memory within us, namely, the memory of the God who became a child. This is a healing memory; it brings hope. The purpose of the Church’s year is continually to rehearse her great history of memories, to awaken the heart’s memory so that it can discern the star of hope.…<br/><br/> It is the beautiful task of Advent to awaken in all of us memories of goodness and thus to open doors of hope."<br/><br/>--Cardinal Ratzinger, Seek That Which Is Above<br/><br/>via Willa at <a HREF="http://everywakinghour.blogspot.com/2007/12/memories-of-goodness-doors-of-hope.html" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">In a Spacious Place</a> Jen,

I just found this quote today:

“Advent is concerned with that very connection between memory and hope which is so necessary to man. Advent’s intention is to awaken the most profound and basic emotional memory within us, namely, the memory of the God who became a child. This is a healing memory; it brings hope. The purpose of the Church’s year is continually to rehearse her great history of memories, to awaken the heart’s memory so that it can discern the star of hope.…

It is the beautiful task of Advent to awaken in all of us memories of goodness and thus to open doors of hope.”

–Cardinal Ratzinger, Seek That Which Is Above

via Willa at In a Spacious Place

]]> By: Abigail http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html/comment-page-1#comment-4648 Abigail Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:33:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html#comment-4648 Advent means: A baby is coming! Not just any baby, our Messiah. Quick, get your heart and house ready for a visit from the king of kings.<br/><br/>Wreath: These are the "count-down" candles for <br/>Jesus' birthday. (My explaination to my 3 year old. My favorite line "on your birthday you get presents. On Jesus' birthday EVERYONE gets presents.) Advent means: A baby is coming! Not just any baby, our Messiah. Quick, get your heart and house ready for a visit from the king of kings.

Wreath: These are the “count-down” candles for
Jesus’ birthday. (My explaination to my 3 year old. My favorite line “on your birthday you get presents. On Jesus’ birthday EVERYONE gets presents.)

]]> By: Lauren http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html/comment-page-1#comment-4641 Lauren Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:58:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html#comment-4641 Everyone has such good answers, but I wanted to add mine, too. It's only 6 words, and it's stolen from a Christmas song you already know:<br/><br/>"Let every heart prepare Him room." Everyone has such good answers, but I wanted to add mine, too. It’s only 6 words, and it’s stolen from a Christmas song you already know:

“Let every heart prepare Him room.”

]]> By: Melanie B http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html/comment-page-1#comment-4638 Melanie B Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:25:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html#comment-4638 The king is coming. He's staying at your house. This unprecedented visit calls for a celebration. What are you doing to prepare? <br/><br/>Advent is getting your spiritual house in order so that you are prepared to welcome the newborn king. The king is coming. He’s staying at your house. This unprecedented visit calls for a celebration. What are you doing to prepare?

Advent is getting your spiritual house in order so that you are prepared to welcome the newborn king.

]]> By: Bekah http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html/comment-page-1#comment-4637 Bekah Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:51:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html#comment-4637 We started a new family tradition this year. I found a box rather resembling a manger, and a baby doll that will fit inside. In preparing for the hard manger to receive the Christ child, we need to fill the manger with hay. So we cut strips of construction paper wide enough to write a short sentence, and give Jesus gifts from our heart. Each time we serve each other or say extra prayers, we can write our gift to Jesus on the paper and place it in the manger. By Christmas Eve our manger should be full and ready to welcome Christ, just as our hearts should be prepared and ready to receive Him. We started a new family tradition this year. I found a box rather resembling a manger, and a baby doll that will fit inside. In preparing for the hard manger to receive the Christ child, we need to fill the manger with hay. So we cut strips of construction paper wide enough to write a short sentence, and give Jesus gifts from our heart. Each time we serve each other or say extra prayers, we can write our gift to Jesus on the paper and place it in the manger. By Christmas Eve our manger should be full and ready to welcome Christ, just as our hearts should be prepared and ready to receive Him.

]]> By: asv http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html/comment-page-1#comment-4636 asv Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:49:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html#comment-4636 Advent is a time hope, just as the people of Israel awaited the Mesiah, a time to signal his imminent coming like John the Baptist did, but mostly (and you can relate to that) a time to wait silently as Mary awaited the birth of her son... <br/>It's also a time to be a child again... <br/>I had the joy of living a couple of advents where we read advent stories and sang advent songs (not Christmas Carols) when we lighted the advent wreath each Sunday. The Christmas tree and the Manger Scene were just put up when the Christmas Novena started... It's my favorite time of the year. And so I always am very nostalgic and a little dissapointed when "Christmas" starts after Halloween... Advent is a time hope, just as the people of Israel awaited the Mesiah, a time to signal his imminent coming like John the Baptist did, but mostly (and you can relate to that) a time to wait silently as Mary awaited the birth of her son…
It’s also a time to be a child again…
I had the joy of living a couple of advents where we read advent stories and sang advent songs (not Christmas Carols) when we lighted the advent wreath each Sunday. The Christmas tree and the Manger Scene were just put up when the Christmas Novena started… It’s my favorite time of the year. And so I always am very nostalgic and a little dissapointed when “Christmas” starts after Halloween…

]]> By: Sarah http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html/comment-page-1#comment-4634 Sarah Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:45:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html#comment-4634 Oh and the wreath:<br/>Green branches remind us of the new life we have in Jesus, the circle represents the eternity of God's love for us and the candles represent the light and hope that Jesus brings into a dark world.<br/><br/>I think that is over 25 words, but just barely! Oh and the wreath:
Green branches remind us of the new life we have in Jesus, the circle represents the eternity of God’s love for us and the candles represent the light and hope that Jesus brings into a dark world.

I think that is over 25 words, but just barely!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html/comment-page-1#comment-4633 Sarah Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:35:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html#comment-4633 For extra points:<br/><br/>Waiting, Preparing<br/>Our hearts for joy, hope and light<br/>The King’s birth is nigh!<br/><br/>I blogged about this a few days ago . . . it is our first Advent too! For extra points:

Waiting, Preparing
Our hearts for joy, hope and light
The King’s birth is nigh!

I blogged about this a few days ago . . . it is our first Advent too!

]]> By: lyrl http://www.conversiondiary.com/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html/comment-page-1#comment-4632 lyrl Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:50:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2007/12/scrambling-to-celebrate-advent.html#comment-4632 I loved Advent calendars growing up. You get something special and surprising every day!<br/><br/>My mother also encouraged me to pick a Bible verse to read each week from the stories of Jesus' birth. Our whole family would be around the table to light the advent candles while I got to read my verse.<br/><br/>That was all we did, and it sure left me with happy memories. As others have said, don't try to do everything (and you've written about this in recent posts, too). Just pick one or two things, and enjoy :) I loved Advent calendars growing up. You get something special and surprising every day!

My mother also encouraged me to pick a Bible verse to read each week from the stories of Jesus’ birth. Our whole family would be around the table to light the advent candles while I got to read my verse.

That was all we did, and it sure left me with happy memories. As others have said, don’t try to do everything (and you’ve written about this in recent posts, too). Just pick one or two things, and enjoy :)

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