Today's subject - Advent
Have you ever been so excited about something that you counted down the days until it got here? As a teenager, I attended a church camp every summer called AFFIRM that was the highlight of my year. My friend Jennifer and I were so excited about this camp each year, that we began counting down the days sometimes 200 days in advance. We'd pass each other notes in between classes with top reasons why we were excited. When one of us had a bad day, it often became a tactic to look a the bright-side: "Sorry you didn't do so well on that test, but hey, it's on 137 days until AFFIRM. :)"
Many people mark the anticipation of Christmas in the same way with an Advent calendar. Advent calendars come in all shapes and sizes. I have one that is a small Christmas tree that I add an ornament to each day. Some are pictures that have doors with a piece of candy behind each of them. I even downloaded an Advent calendar app for my IPhone this past weekend. Further proof that there is truly an app for everything. What ever your preferred method to mark the season, keep in mind it's the spirit of Advent that remains the most key. It's a season to remind us that the best is yet to come! It's a celebration of both Christ's birth and the anticipation of Christ coming again. My hope for myself, as well as for all of you, is that we can clear the obstacles out of our lives to focus on what is really important this season. 24 more days!
