I like to light the 4 Advent candles in the weeks up to Christmas - it is a gentle reminder, a nudge even, that time is moving on & the preparations need to be on track.
I lit the first two with the Advent ring just decorated with baubles because I had not got to bringing in some greenery.
However, today, while on a trip to Wales I came across a fallen tree in the forest & it had the most gorgeous branches scattered on the ground.
I always have a fold up bag in my crossbody bag, so we gently picked up a few pieces along with some beautiful lichen & moss & I popped them in my bag. The red bag & the silvery branches looked very festive.
Is that not a bag of absolutely beautiful foliage?
Once home I could not wait to add them to my Advent ring. I am trying to get a hyacinth bulb to flower in the green glass hyacinth vase. I put the branches on the ring then added the beautiful lichen / moss to the hyacinth vase & lit the candles in the order they have burnt - first HOPE which has burnt the longest, then LOVE & finally the third one for JOY.
They will join the last candle next Sunday so they all burn down together on the last Sunday before Christmas.
It is these little rituals we adopt that punctuate out lives & give us time to reflect on the year. On the last Sunday I like to remember those not with us who passed just before Christmas (a beloved grandmother & an uncle) and my Mother who was a Christmas baby. They are always missed at special times, especially as my close family are not with me.
May you have HOPE, LOVE & JOY this Advent Sunday,
Dee 🌲🕯️❤️
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