Relatively Southern

This week, we visit the fourth Advent candle, followed in some churches by the Christ candle. The first three Advent candles represented, hope, peace, and… Read More

During the month of December, I’ve focused on Advent candles and their meanings. The first two candles were purple, and they represent hope and peace.… Read More

This month I’m doing a series of posts on the meaning of the four, and sometimes, five Advent candles. Last week I wrote about the… Read More

I come from a tradition of commemorating Advent. In Latin, the root word is adventus, meaning arrival or coming. It represents the four weeks leading… Read More

Here is something I just discovered about myself. I’m terrible at writing prayers. Oh, don’t get me wrong, I pray many times every day. It… Read More