Advent

it is truly the most 

 wonderful time of the year!

on the first Sunday of the advent season

we light the candle that represents

hope, expectation, and prophecy.

Emmanuel -God in the flesh,

here with us.

I long, hope for, and expect

Emmanuel to captivate the hearts

of our family this year!

O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death's dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!