I'll be the first to admit that it's hard for me as a college student, particularly with finals, to really focus on the season of Advent. While in one sense I'm really preparing on several levels, for Christ and for school to be DONE for the semester, it gets so busy and helter-skelter that it leaves me little room to participate in the mystery of the waiting of Christ, as an infant on Christmas Day and in the apocalyptic sense. That doesn't mean I'm not trying, though! This Advent I'm finally making a small sacrifice, and we have a few small reminders in our room :-D.
This is the Advent wreath on our door. Courtney is incredibly artsy and talented with craft projects, so this is another one of her masterpieces. See the flame taped up?! My roomy is so cool!
And this is our mini tree! My dad got it at a garage sale (still has the tag on it!). It even has some fiber optics on it, so it's practically like having a tree with Christmas lights on it! This thing is only 8 inches tall, so it's pretty cute. It's actually been in here since October because I had nowhere else to put it...oops. Christmas lights aren't allowed in the dorms, so this is about as close as we get!
This is the Advent wreath on our door. Courtney is incredibly artsy and talented with craft projects, so this is another one of her masterpieces. See the flame taped up?! My roomy is so cool!
And this is our mini tree! My dad got it at a garage sale (still has the tag on it!). It even has some fiber optics on it, so it's practically like having a tree with Christmas lights on it! This thing is only 8 inches tall, so it's pretty cute. It's actually been in here since October because I had nowhere else to put it...oops. Christmas lights aren't allowed in the dorms, so this is about as close as we get!
Happy Advent!
ReplyDeleteWe *covet* your tree (haha). Aaron looked all over for a fiberoptics one for Gemma's room and no dice. He ended up with a two-foot tall lit pink cellophane one at Big Lots. It's, um, pink. Very pink. But it looks cute in her room and she loves it.
God bless! Come see us when you're back over Christmas.
Aww a pink tree sounds cute lol.
ReplyDeleteI would love to come visit! That would be great fun! I'll be back in Wichita on the 10th and will probably start work that next week, so I'll let you know what my schedule looks like. Happy Advent to you too!