Advent 1 ~

“The season of Advent

 means there is something on the horizon

 the likes of which we have never seen before.

What is possible is to not see it,

 to miss it, to turn just as it brushes past you.

 And you begin to grasp what it was you missed,

 like Moses in the cleft of the rock,

 watching God’s [back] fade in the distance.

 So stay. Sit. Linger. Tarry. Ponder. Wait. Behold. Wonder.

 There will be time enough for running.

 For rushing. For worrying.

 For pushing.

 For now, stay.

 Wait.

 Something is on the horizon.”
Jan L. Richardson

 Night Visions:

 Searching the Shadows of Advent and Christmas

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comments will be off

during Advent

thank you for stopping by

blessings as you prepare for His coming

Thanks-Giving ~

"There is something about the presence of a cat...

 that seems to take the bite out of being alone."

 Louis J. Camuti

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Wishing you and yours a wonderful

time of Thanks-Giving 

in the days ahead

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the pace will continue to

 be quiet here as

 we move

 into the season

 of

Advent

which you can

 read about

here

Quietude ~

"The snow has quietness in it."

Anne Sexton

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 quietude |ˈkwīəˌt(y)oōd|
noun
a state of stillness, calmness, and quiet

 in a person or place

 

ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French quiétude

 or medieval Latin quietudo,

 from Latin quietus ‘quiet.’

dictionary

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it's a light snow

a hint of things to come

 

Lamplight ~

"May it be a light to you in dark places,

when all other lights go out."

J.R.R. Tolkien

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Your word is a lamp to my feet,

 and a light to my path.

 Psalm 119:105

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the days grow shorter

yet His word gives light