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The Season of Waiting

On December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 By theunexpectedeveraftersIn Author: WendiLeave a comment

The Advent season, Latin for “coming,” feels especially relevant this year as “waiting” corresponds with the experience that has consumed most of 2020.

The Comfort of Christmas

On December 7, 2020 By theunexpectedeveraftersIn Author: Jessica, Family, Self CareLeave a comment

Although Christmas celebrations will look different than years past, the beauty, sounds, and tastes of the holidays remind me of life before the upheaval of 2020. In addition, I have found comfort in the celebration of Jesus’s birth and the reminder that 2020 is just a drop in the bucket of time.

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