12/01/2021
I always love December 1st and the excitement that comes with putting up our homemade advent calendar and beginning to count down the days until Christmas. Many advent calendars have tiny doors that you open to find a surprise behind them each day, and I love the symbolism that comes with opening those little doors each day in anticipation of celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. It reminds me of this scripture: “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock:
if any man hear my voice, and open the door,
I will come in to him.”—Revelation 3:20 The holiday season can get so busy and hectic so fast, but I hope that with with each passing day this month leading up to Christmas, we can each remember to slow down, be still, and open the doors of our hearts to Jesus Christ and feel His spirit and peace in our homes daily during the Christmas season.