As some of my more committed readers will know this is the time of year I get a bit obsessed with Advent. I’m a sucker for the whole pondering the wonder of the Author of creation coming to earth as a small tiny baby. Having spent all day on Saturday holding one of these tiny babies I’m even more stunned by the whole thing. Anyway. This Saturday I shall be helping some ladies of Wimbledon ponder Advent, the coming of Jesus and all that was enabled through him. There are a few traditional Advent hymns, O Come O Come Emmanuel is normally the more dirgey of the lot but here it gets a beautiful reworking by Surfjan Stevens. Sit back and enjoy some Advent bliss.
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Last day of pandemic boys at home not schooling. Off to the beach for fun at the park, bikes and scooters meaning I actually got time to talk to my favourite and best over some coffee. 2 days to go. We can do this. And breathe. #beach #blueskies #conversation #coffee #sleepnowpleaseTonight’s activity seems to be making top trumps cards of people the boys know. First up is me. Mummy - Disgustingness - 0 (it was agreed that son2 would score 100) kindness - 100 huggles- 100 Fart smell 10 (out of 10 apparently) and funny - 40 (daddy wins that one with 100, son1 said, it’s just that you’re not that funny mummy... hmm). #toptrumps #atleasttheywrotesomething #rollonmondayRidiculously beautiful world. Soon the sun will rise before I get out of the house but these last weeks of sunrises are proving good for this weary soul. Especially when this line from Karine Polwart’s Four Strong Walls fills me with delight at the nature of my Makers love for me - “I see myself as you see me my friend, oh you put me back together again” #hope #spring #wonder #joy #sunrise #music #balmformywearysoulEven black dog days are made better with sunshine and pretty flowers. Hello spring hope. #blueskies #flowers #hopeSomething is missing... (there was a ramshackle play shed...) now to work out how to fit some trees, wild garden, firepit and seating into this space :) feels like we are moving well beyond early years parenting... #spring #gardenrescue #nextstageofparentingCleared out the garden and found this beauty :) frog or toad? #springcleaning #firstwarmday #springArchives
I may not be the biggest fan of this time of year but that is a stunningly beautiful version of a well-lyriced tune to welcome the saviour. Keep finding beautiful things amongst the commercialised white noise.
Hey Kath! I like to think of myself as one of your ‘committed readers’!! Thanks for introducing me to that version of the song, it’s started me on a new christmas carols phaze! I promply went on itunes looking for that song!
Thanks for being you Kath.
Keep it up xxx