tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17699332.post3409055226346765757..comments2023-12-01T01:12:57.912-08:00Comments on MindSieve POSTS: Advent and our messinessDianna Woolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901349180265745138noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17699332.post-50669283127326156872009-12-05T17:10:14.799-08:002009-12-05T17:10:14.799-08:00Rebecca, Along with Lucy, I was not raised in a l...Rebecca, Along with Lucy, I was not raised in a liturgical church either but when the Episcopal church was introduced to me many, many years ago I took to it at once; loved it ever since! I took up a special Advent discipline last year and am enjoying it again this year. I keep finding myself "awakened" as Abbey of the Arts invited us to the first of last week. The Quiet Day is Dianna Woolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901349180265745138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17699332.post-24440765621489033602009-12-04T08:58:35.848-08:002009-12-04T08:58:35.848-08:00oh, pollinatrix... that one made me laugh!!! than...oh, pollinatrix... that one made me laugh!!! thanks :-)Kayce aka lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01479940262271959482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17699332.post-45796596630209830142009-12-04T08:50:00.614-08:002009-12-04T08:50:00.614-08:00RE: other people's messes - What's always ...RE: other people's messes - What's always so humbling to me is when I find a mess and start inwardly grumbling to myself about the person who made it, and then realize it was me.Susan Carpenter Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566372904106529839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17699332.post-4752084162766956512009-12-04T08:36:52.652-08:002009-12-04T08:36:52.652-08:00Rebecca (& SS) - i too was raised in a more fu...Rebecca (& SS) - i too was raised in a more fundamental environment that sounds much like yours in tradition. i adored going to the christmas eve midnight mass with a girlfriend when i was in high school. other than that, i don't ever remember going to christmas service until a few years ago. advent has become one of my favorite seasons and it definitely helps me stay focused away fromKayce aka lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01479940262271959482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17699332.post-80159245146873312942009-12-03T21:13:32.496-08:002009-12-03T21:13:32.496-08:00Hi SS, Am loving your advent posts. I don't ...Hi SS, Am loving your advent posts. I don't know if I have mentioned before that I was raised very fundamentalist and we didn't observe any part of the liturgical calendar including (or excluding, I guess) Advent and Lent. We didn't even have Christmas or Christmas Eve services unless they fell on Sunday. So strange to think about now. Anyway, I have practiced Lenten disciplines Rebecca Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204958661623692803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17699332.post-25269983846704947562009-12-02T20:54:50.873-08:002009-12-02T20:54:50.873-08:00I love the notion of a quiet day. I'm off to s...I love the notion of a quiet day. I'm off to set one on my calendar...hoping it's not too late!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107175348265816279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17699332.post-17362104334840287962009-12-02T18:36:48.954-08:002009-12-02T18:36:48.954-08:00Our two year olds are so creative and uninhibited....Our two year olds are so creative and uninhibited. If we can only leave them that way think what geniuses we would raise! Alas, if it's not us it will be some well-meaning teacher who explains they're doing things in the "wrong" - coloring outside of the lines - arghh! I'm looking forward to that quiet day - I've lots of non-quiet days between now and then. Thanks forDianna Woolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901349180265745138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17699332.post-76444053868144250082009-12-02T07:40:06.229-08:002009-12-02T07:40:06.229-08:00We're having a quiet day on December 12 too! ...We're having a quiet day on December 12 too! My friend Cathy and I are running it for the second year in a row. The theme we're focusing on this year is incarnation - the joy and messiness of life in the flesh, and becoming like children to receive the Christ child. <br /><br />The focus for me personally this Advent is messiness from the point of view of a child. My two-year-old is Susan Carpenter Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566372904106529839noreply@blogger.com