The BoomerGuy Chronicles

  Each one of us is called to reflection, prayer, preparation and action in these challenging times. Advent this year has been meaningful as we brought out  candles and the Dickens Village, decorated a Christmas Tree and posted a wreath and lights outside. We've read  scripture  stories of hope and anticipation and peace and love .  The story  of Mary's visit and Elizabeth's baby "leaping for joy" was especially inspiring to me this year. Whatever one's faith tradition, the natural world's slowing down and darkening toward the Winter Solstice brings feelings of loneliness as well as connection. I've reminisced on  Christmas Seasons past of Joy as well as Sadness.... family meals and parties, pepper nuts and cookies, baked hash brown potatoes and Christmas ham or turkey, hot chocolate and popcorn, football games and "snow bowls", singing carols with family, card games and charades, electric trains and stuffies, Midnight Mass and Santa Lucia,  ...