Early Advent Reflections

As Advent gets underway, I have had some time to reflect on this season of the “in-between”. I am discovering each day in my quiet time exactly what Advent means for me as a Daughter of the King, a wife, a mother, and a woman.

As I write this It occurs to me I have been trying hard to remain in an “Advent state of mind” this season and it is a pure struggle. My typical overwhelmed self has had plenty of time this year. I’ve taken the time to really dive into scripture and found myself looking forward to the slower pace of study that Advent brings to me. It has been a blessing.

Diving into the study “The Greatest Gift” by Ann Voskamp has been wonderful for me. Reading about the lineage of the baby Jesus in such a profound way and reflecting on my own life has been eye-opening. Including my husband in this study each evening has also been a blessing, as we grow spiritually through 30 years of marriage.

We sit each evening at the table, light the candles, hang the ornaments on the tree and read our devotional. I also have a journaling bible and I have been journaling this journey this year in it. I’m answering questions, getting creative on the pages, and attaching a printed copy of the ornament in my Bible for each day we study.

So far I am caught up in the wonder of it all. I feel suspended in time between the birth of Christ and the Second coming of the risen Savior.

I look at our decorated tree in wonder and awe. I walk out on the road in the dark and look at the lights on the house. I am distracted by the clear night sky.

Every single star, planet and galaxy was right in this very place when Jesus was born and again when he died. They are all right where God put them when He created them. They are still here for me to look at each night in wonder. They will be here long after I am gone.

The same sky I stand under, the same moon I stare at, the same constellations I seek out are the exact same as when Jesus walked and taught, loving, healing and ressurecting.

Isn’t it amazing, all the things I have to reflect on this Advent season?

Ands its just the beginning.

I really hope your Advent season is wonderful. And if for whatever reason you are looking for that something special this season, it’s not too late to start your own Advent Journey.

XOXO,