Last Sunday was the first Sunday of Advent. In Canada and Scotland it was St. Andrew’s Day. We celebrated both. I have been feeling under the weather so the festivities were not to my usual grandness, but none-the-less we learned about the apostle Andrew, his service to Jesus, Andrew’s crucifixion on a X –shaped cross (which later became the symbol on the Scottish flag) and the odd places his body parts are stashed throughout Europe. Scottish websites hail that all a person needs to commemorate the day, are good friends and good drink…in our case, the party included, Andrew having a friend over and me making pumpkin cookies. It was a good time!
On the Advent side of things, Sunday morning, Andrew picked a seasonal appropriate Bible verse and hymn to learn. We did some readings on the subject and this week an added bonus was delivered to our door….Rich Jennings dropped off an Advent wreath, candles and a prayer book. Every night at dinner we light a candle and read a daily reflection. I love the count down to Christmas. Although Andrew will be with his Dad from December 21st to January 3rd, we will joyfully celebrate together with the time we have.
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