tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post9079587755120823172..comments2023-05-24T09:41:52.181-04:00Comments on Running In the Yard Next Door: AdventCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-91687105719412759472012-12-10T10:40:45.722-05:002012-12-10T10:40:45.722-05:00Thanks, Flutter.
I once heard a really fascinatin...Thanks, <b>Flutter</b>.<br /><br />I once heard a really fascinating talk by a Messianic rabbi, on the 'spiritual' connections between Hanukkah and Christmas. Utterly fascinating. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-41612856438357145292012-12-10T01:33:41.575-05:002012-12-10T01:33:41.575-05:00I love the season -- and sometimes I must admit to...I love the season -- and sometimes I must admit to missing celebrating it in our home the way we used to. <br /><br />However, that said -- we are traveling out this weekend to enjoy some wonderful Hanukkah visits with family and I still do get to partake in the traditional celebration with my family each year. <br /><br />Wishing you a wonderful advent season, Craig!flutterbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460436620025386593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-22204639750670179202012-12-07T14:45:45.415-05:002012-12-07T14:45:45.415-05:00Sarge - Welcome! Thanks for stopping by!
When it...<b>Sarge</b> - Welcome! Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />When it comes to Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, the Incarnation, etc, the Real Stuff is ever-so-much more interesting, ain't it?Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-18158338828202085572012-12-07T13:07:00.717-05:002012-12-07T13:07:00.717-05:00Craig, just found your blog today, via Buck. Sorry...Craig, just found your blog today, via Buck. Sorry it took me so long to get here. And the first post I read concerns Advent, and Epiphany, oh wow, its nice to find another "soul" brother.<br /><br />(I'll be over at my place, trying to keep up on "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" - which always brings a tear to my eye and hope to my soul. Bravo!)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-264022082550188532012-12-05T16:54:01.872-05:002012-12-05T16:54:01.872-05:00Perpetua - Thanks for stopping by! I'm honore...<b>Perpetua</b> - Thanks for stopping by! I'm honored!<br /><br />And thanks for your kind words. We miss the richness of the meal when we skip right to dessert, don't we?Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-4783717199469009462012-12-05T14:53:12.469-05:002012-12-05T14:53:12.469-05:00Craig, that was a truly wonderful post and I agree...Craig, that was a truly wonderful post and I agree with every word. I'm here because of the link posted on the Broad's blog (she and I are blog buddies) and I have so enjoyed this post. I've posted on the same theme myself, because it makes me so sad to see Advent sidelined and Christmas devalued by over-exposure to all things Christmassy over so many weeks.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-45508254037875445792012-12-04T11:10:21.449-05:002012-12-04T11:10:21.449-05:00Broad (just so you know, it was really hard for me...<b>Broad</b> (just so you know, it was <i>really</i> hard for me to type that) - Thanks for stopping by! I'm honored!<br /><br />I'd have loved to be beamed into your Advent Carol Service (both for the service itself, which I'm sure was wonderful, and the experience of being beamed). Advent engages our humanity in some really unique ways, I think. And of course, Christmas, when you get to the bottom of it, is about the Incarnation - God With Us, The Word Made Flesh, in our own humanity. Which boggles my mind, just a little. . .<br /><br />And you hardly ever hear about the Incarnation on the piped-in muzak in Walmart. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-77475467025924164892012-12-04T04:48:31.242-05:002012-12-04T04:48:31.242-05:00Excellent post, Craig -- and sums up very well how...Excellent post, Craig -- and sums up very well how I feel about Advent. On Sunday our church had it's annual Advent Carol Service which is held in the evening and a feast of readings and old carols. What is very heartening is that it is so very well attended. I wish I could have beamed you (and your wife, of course!) over here for it! Anyway, I'll be posting a little video I filmed on the night of the choir singing the beautiful German hymn "Wachet auf", which you might enjoy. The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-9185748421473637762012-12-03T22:11:45.935-05:002012-12-03T22:11:45.935-05:00Lime - It is, indeed; and you are most welcome. . ...<b>Lime</b> - It is, indeed; and you are most welcome. . .<br /><br /><b>Xavier</b> - And to you. And yours.<br /><br />And we'll look forward to seeing you on one side or the other. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-32500625099540295542012-12-03T21:14:13.619-05:002012-12-03T21:14:13.619-05:00A Blessed Advent to you and yours .... looks forwa...A Blessed Advent to you and yours .... looks forward to seeing you on the other side... ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-83692644461389231392012-12-03T20:26:00.866-05:002012-12-03T20:26:00.866-05:00it's good to pause and contemplate. thanks fo...it's good to pause and contemplate. thanks for the reminder.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-32520668673769315512012-12-03T16:59:25.098-05:002012-12-03T16:59:25.098-05:00Thanks, Suldog. Actually, when I think of it, exc...Thanks, <b>Suldog</b>. Actually, when I think of it, exchanging gifts at Epiphany makes more sense, anyway, doesn't it? (I'll resist noting that you could take advantage of the after-Christmas sales that way. . .)<br /><br />Thanks for the link to The Broad (I suppose I'll have to explain that sentence to my wife, not. . .) A most excellent post, hers. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-19294688058327088432012-12-03T15:58:57.493-05:002012-12-03T15:58:57.493-05:00Just read another Advent-centric post, from my fri...Just read another Advent-centric post, from my friend across the pond, The Broad, and thought you might enjoy it:<br /><br />http://www.abroadwithaview.com/2012/11/advent-is-not-christmas.htmlSuldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-42798800295636521732012-12-03T12:53:02.202-05:002012-12-03T12:53:02.202-05:00It is, as always, a post that makes me think. And ...It is, as always, a post that makes me think. And also appreciate, which I suppose is the major point of Advent, really, so...<br /><br />As I think you know, we exchange gifts on January 6th, so our Christmas season tends to really get into swing later than some (although, I must admit, it usually begins with tree-trimming and whatnot around the 10th or 11th, my post about trees today notwithstanding, so still way earlier than maybe it should.)<br /><br />We always have an Advent calendar. We try to get one that features more religion and less Santa, but they become harder to readily find each year.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-83870376864260562322012-12-02T19:41:15.441-05:002012-12-02T19:41:15.441-05:00Bijoux - Thank you!
corgi - Aw shucks; thanks.
I...<b>Bijoux</b> - Thank you!<br /><br /><b>corgi</b> - Aw shucks; thanks.<br /><br />It's easy to get lost in the swirl, ain't it?<br /><br /><b>Buck</b> - Yeah, I've seen Advent calendars like that (actually, around these parts, they're typically just December 1-25, whether those correspond to Advent itself, or not); probably not quite as nice as the French ones you describe, but they were laminated paper things, with little perforated 'doors' in the front sheet that you'd open every day, with some 'getting ready for Christmas' scene hiding behind each door. . .<br /><br /><b>Skip</b> - Does what I described to Buck sound familiar?Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-41281718740242133102012-12-02T18:15:25.589-05:002012-12-02T18:15:25.589-05:00A friend of my folks used to give my sister Advent...A friend of my folks used to give my sister Advent calendars each year when they were kids. We all looked forward to the opening of each day's door.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-16067205772109349732012-12-02T15:39:22.765-05:002012-12-02T15:39:22.765-05:00You fired off a memory for me with this post. My ...You fired off a memory for me with this post. My father was stationed in France when I was a young boy (from ages 8 to 11). My sister and I would get French Advent calendars every year; they were large... prolly 18" x 18"... and each day was numbered in a little box that you would open to reveal a Christmas scene inside, some were secular and some were religious. It was always a Big Deal to open the new "door" on the calendar every morning... and the excitement mounted as Christmas drew ever closer.<br /><br />I did a Google image search to see if I could find an appropriate illustration of such a calendar but I came up empty. Oh well... the image is clear to ME... less so for you. <b>;-)</b>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-17452588237482166202012-12-02T10:11:56.250-05:002012-12-02T10:11:56.250-05:00congrats on your miles accomplished!
I do agree w...congrats on your miles accomplished!<br /><br />I do agree with you, that it is our own responsibility to prepare spiritually for Christmas and boy are there lots of distractions out there to prevent one from doing so! I can see why some can spend so much time getting ready for the day and forget exactly what they are celebrating, bhe birth of a King. <br /><br />Good reminder for us to be reflective this Advent season. <br /><br />bettubettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-32638784769791050662012-12-02T07:43:36.254-05:002012-12-02T07:43:36.254-05:00Have a blessed and peaceful Advent.Have a blessed and peaceful Advent.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.com