My kids and I - and my mother, sister, and nephew - had the pleasure of participating in the video introduction to this year's Advent Project, hosted by Biola University's Center for Christianity, Culture, and the Arts (CCCA). The link will take you over to the video (which features my beautiful children), and you can also click through to the Advent Project itself.
Every day from now through Epiphany, you can find posted there a devotional, scripture, artwork, and piece of music that all go together. It's a wonderful tool for focusing on Jesus during this season of the Incarnation. I encourage you to use it!
More on Advent . . .
-I love reading aloud to my kids, and so I greatly enjoyed this post from Elizabeth Foss, which is full of ideas of what to read to your kids during Advent: "It's The Most Read-Aloud Time of the Year".
-I was honored to see that Tsh Oxenreider of Simple Mom included "Let Us Keep the Feast" in her Advent round-up again this year. I encourage you to go over and take a look at her list of resources for celebrating the season - there's some great stuff over there: "6 Ways to Keep Advent Simple and Special".
-One final Advent link: I love advice columns, and it was so fun to see a book I edited end up in the answer section of one! Over at The Well, they have a wonderful advice column focused on women in academics, and they recently featured this question:
I am feeling overwhelmed by my academic life and the tasks of the upcoming holiday season. I have a full amount of academic responsibilities and these are only increasing as the semester progresses. On top of that, I’m astounded at the length of my to-do list outside of work, between purchasing gifts, attending holiday events, participating in church activities, and connecting with family members. And I'm hoping to at least make a stab at some Advent preparations and Christmas cheer in my home. How do you pick and choose between all the good things of this season?
Even if you're not in academics, I bet you can relate to the pressure the letter-writer is feeling! Pop on over to "The Well" to read the thoughtful answers. (Yes, "answers" in the plural! This advice column brilliantly features more than one advice-giver. I love it!) (hat tip to the wonderful Anna M. Gissing for the link!)
Turning to other subjects . . .
-Here's a serious but important reminder: "When You Indulge in Pornography, You Participate in Sex Slavery".
-"'Askers' vs. 'Guessers'": This is an old article, but what a useful way to frame this difference! (I think this isn't just "cross-cultural" in terms of ethnic groups or nationalities; it seems to me to be "cross-cultural" in terms of different family cultures, too - at least, my in-law experience would lead me to believe so!)
That's it for this weekend. I wish you a glorious celebration of Christ the King Sunday tomorrow!
Peace of Christ to you,
Jessica Snell
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2 comments:
I'd already signed up for the Advent Project but hadn't watched the introduction. Such a delight to see familiar faces and the kids so grown up! It must have been so much fun to make that video together!
Thank you, Ingrid! They are, indeed, growing. (How does that keep happening?)
I love reading your pregnancy updates, btw. You are one of the cutest pregnant ladies ever. :)
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