It’s the advent of Advent.
And since I am always—ALWAYS—standing at Michael’s on the first Sunday of Advent afternoon, begging for someone, anyone to show me a pink taper candle in November, I thought I would share my newest and greatest discovery:
THERE ARE PACKS OF ADVENT CANDLES FOR SALE ON AMAZON!!!
With Prime shipping even. Which means you could have your Advent candles whole DAYS before Advent begins.
I know, I know. #ThisJustIn
Also, Thanksgiving is three days away which means you have probably not yet done your menu planning and/or shopping.
Have no fear. Dana and I are here for you.
Here are our favorite holiday meal recipes from years past.
Pumpkin Pie, Cranberry Sauce, Cranberry mustard, Holiday Cobbler, Caesar Salad
Plus, I highly recommend this Brussel Sprouts and Quinoa recipe with a lemon vinaigrette. BUT. If you click that link you need to know it’s a Thug Kitchen recipe. So there will be curse words, mostly ones that start with F.
We’re going to try and post a daily Advent reflection starting Sunday November 29 on our Facebook page, so join us over there if you’re interested.
And lastly, just in case this is the year that you are ready to do the Advent thing with the little people in your house, here are our two previous posts with ideas and resources.
A Time of Sacred Leisure and 2nd Annual Advent Ideas.
Have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving.
May your turkey roast to perfection, may the marshmallows brown but not burn on your sweet potatoes and may your gravy hold and not break. And if you don’t know what any of that means, may you remember to the hug the people who do.
We’ll leave you with this prayer of grace, given to us by a great man many Thanksgivings ago:
Dear Lord, thank you for this food and especially for those who grew it, those who cooked it and those who brought it to the table. Thank you for the friends and family who gather round to share it. Help us to always remember and honor our blessings, come to us through your goodness and mercy.
In your name we pray,
Amen.
Full Of Graces 