Today is the first Sunday in Advent, the four Sundays before Christmas. Yesterday when I went to practice organ, I saw that the candles and hangings at the church have been changed to blue; for a very long time purple was the color of this season, but now it's blue, at least in this Lutheran church. The focus of Scripture and music will be the coming of Christ into the world. Christmas is five weeks from today; in two weeks Liz will celebrate her 35th birthday.
Last night I took off the tablecloth with fall leaves and instead put on the red one with cross-stitched winter scenes made by Randy's grandmother Brown. Today I will begin to decorate, bit by bit, trying to stay aware of e's presence and curiosity. We have an alphabet book that tells the Christmas story with wonderful pictures, so I will get that out. The Advent wreath with its four candles will come to the table so we can light the first one tonight.
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