Tag Archives: Advent

A Blessing for Traveling in the Dark

Posted on December 20, 2017 by anyushka

Go slow if you can. Slower. More slowly still. Friendly dark or fearsome, this is no place to break your neck by rushing, by running, by crashing into what you cannot see. Then again, it is true: different darks have … Continue reading →

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There Will Be Light

Posted on December 12, 2016 by anyushka

The angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid! I am here with good news for you, which will bring great joy to all people.” Luke 2:10 The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds, Thomas Cole  The light shines in the darkness, and … Continue reading →

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Rise Up, O Lord, To Help Us

Posted on November 27, 2016 by anyushka

There was a need for Jesus to be born. God didn’t bring Christ into the world just as a pretty icing on the cake, no, there was need for him. Isaiah often describes this as water flowing in the desert, … Continue reading →

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Faith

Posted on November 20, 2016 by anyushka

1 As the deer longs for the water brooks, • so longs my soul for you, O God. 2 My soul is athirst for God, even for the living God; • when shall I come before the presence of God? 3 My tears … Continue reading →

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Love.

Posted on December 19, 2015 by anyushka

And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their … Continue reading →

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Gold Glitter Made My Day

Posted on December 11, 2015 by anyushka

I discovered gold and silver glitter as essential ingredients to a happy life today :)… Nothing better! I had so much fun… And glitter in my hair, on my hands, face, clothes…………… Wishing you all a sparkling third Advent weekend!

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Silent Night

Posted on December 8, 2015 by anyushka

I’m not sure the way Advent and Christmas are usually celebrated is much to my liking… It’s all about words like “falalalala” and  “glooo-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-hooo-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-hooo-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-hoooria” (come on, you can do it…), and inevitably, the realities of our lives will clash with the … Continue reading →

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Peace?

Posted on December 7, 2015 by anyushka

Where is peace to be found? I’ve never felt this question more urgently than I have this year, whether it be the consequence of politics of violence in the world, or personal struggles for wellbeing, clarity and direction.  Where, in … Continue reading →

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Into The Darkest Hour

Posted on November 30, 2015 by anyushka

It was a time like this, war & tumult of war, a horror in the air. Hungry yawned the abyss – and yet there came the star and the child most wonderfully there. It was a time like this of … Continue reading →

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Hope?

Posted on November 29, 2015 by anyushka

So it is the first Advent Sunday today. I did hang a paper star in the window. I decorated a little tree. And I keep thinking that I don’t feel at all “Christmassy”. I don’t feel at all filled with … Continue reading →

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