In years past, the advent wreath has come out, but that's about it. But this year, I wanted to do more. So I picked up the little blue prayer/reflection book our parish has and we've done pretty good about lighting the wreath and reading the reflection. It doesn't get any fancier, I'm afraid, but even though it's a small start, I'll take a start!
Monica rocks the socks off of creativity/planning for Advent.
My friend, Mary, also has been doing some great Advent-related events with her kiddos.
One last Advent tidbit.
I was in Hobby Lobby yesterday and was passing the candle section. A woman had a few purple candles in her hand, and I quipped "replenishing the Advent wreath?" She looked up and smiled. "Yes," she said. "I've been to Target and all over the mall, but nobody has advent wreath candles." She was able to find them at Hobby Lobby, though. For any of you looking to re-stock for the trusty Advent wreath, there you have it (our Hobby Lobby is open far more than our local Catholic bookstore).
