Source: lik.com via Jacoba on Pinterest The particular mind of the oceanFilling the coastline’s longingWith such brief harvestOf elegant, vanishing wavesIs like the mind of timeOpening us shapes of days. As this year draws to its end,We give thanks for the gifts it broughtAnd how they became inlaid withinWhere neither time nor tide can
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Source: farm5.static.flickr.com via Faith Squared on Pinterest Wow, what a month! We have had so much fun with the Advent calendar. This year was even better than last year thanks to all the wonderful writers who participated. We also want to thank all of you who read, shared, commented and otherwise added to the
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by Michele Morgan Source: mykindafairytalee.tumblr.com via Faith Squared on Pinterest The following dissertation has become my “tradition” each December. Written in 1993, for my newspaper column in the Island Independent; it came to me in a rush of inspiration, whispered by the muse and birthed in a moment of pure emotion. I was invited
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Source: annesage.com via Faith Squared on Pinterest We couldn’t let the Advent calendar slip by without a day devoted to our favorite Christmas music! It is a LONG playlist…if you start it now, it will likely last through all your last-minute shopping, wrapping, cooking, baking and merry-making. We’ve got old songs and
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by Sharla Shults Source: annagillar.blogspot.com via Faith Squared on Pinterest Life’s Song – The Miracle of Birth Blessings from above Lay solemnly in wait For the twinkling of a star One momentous day A baby’s cry from solemn lipsExhaled in screaming songReleased from its mother’s wombEnding comfort of so long “It’s a boy!”Resounded in
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by Melissa Layer Source: photography.1000notes.com via Katie on Pinterest When the hind leg of the camel snapped for the umpteenth time and the blue light bulb burned out in its tinfoil star on top of the nativity scene, I kneeled before baby Jesus in his tiny wooden manger and whispered, “I don’t
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by Cindy Read Source: liveinternet.ru via Faith Squared on Pinterest Driving around in rural Maine a couple of years ago, I glimpsed this sign, pulled over, and picked my way back through the weeds to take its photo. When I’m in the midst of a hard time, when everything seems dark, I’d sure
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by Lyla Willingham Lindquist Source: vintagerosegarden.tumblr.com via Faith Squared on Pinterest I’m not very good at Advent. Seems for most, the season dances in amber glow. For me, the lighting flickers in more of a bluish fluorescent, sometimes making that buzzing sound that makes folks put a finger in one ear. Perhaps my middle
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by Diane Easley Source: turbotwister.ru via Faith Squared on Pinterest In the midst of the busyness of the holidays, the days before and after the Solstice have particular significance for me. These dark days remind me to honor complete silence, to take a moment every day to pause and to remember that even in
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by Alizabeth Rasmussen Source: google.com via Faith Squared on Pinterest Seven years…that’s how long I’ve been single. Yes, seven years in a row. Yes, that is a long time, although for the first 2.5 to three of those years, I wanted it that way. And then, I didn’t. I still remember my shock at the realization
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