Tagged: Relatively Southern

Happy New Year and a Recipe, Too!

Does it seem that we blinked and we’re into another new year? Christmas was almost a week ago by the time you read this. And… Read More

Four Weeks of Advent Candles and Their Meanings – Week 4

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

Four Weeks of Advent Candles and Their Meanings – Week 3

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

Four Weeks of Advent Candles and Their Meanings – Week 2

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

Four Weeks of Advent Candles and Their Meanings – Week 1 Hope

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