Tag: Advent 2016
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Christmas Star by Sue Vincent | Day 12 | Advent Calendar 2016
Day 12 | Advent Calendar Christmas Star by Sue Vincent Christmas Stars I had been pottering round aimlessly when I ‘should’ have be doing dire things to the inner realms of a turkey and creating havoc in the kitchen. That year however, for the first time in my adult life,…
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Bedazzled by Teresa Karlinski | The Sunday’s of Advent | Advent Calendar 2016
3rd Sunday of Advent | Day 11 | Advent Calendar Bedazzled by Teresa Karlinski Dolores studied the bedraggled excuse for a tree. Branches drooped instead of bouncing proud and wide. What once passed for needles, the sparse boughs presented bristles and wire. The bottom limbs collapsed tired and spent, sweeping…
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The Gift by Corina Carrasco | The Sundays of Advent | Day 11 | The Advent Calendar 2016
3rd Sunday of Advent | Day 11 | Advent Calendar The Gift by Corina Carrasco Vince had hidden the package from his wife for over a week. He was so excited to finally be able to give her this special gift. He had been so afraid that she would find the…
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Day 10 | Advent Calendar Today was meant to be for a guest, someone had come forward and asked that I reserve the 10th of December in the Calendar for their contribution. Sadly the contribution has not arrived. Thus I am improvising and providing a link to one of the…
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Why He Came by Rachel Rawls | Day 9 | Advent Calendar 2016
Day 9 | Advent Calendar Why He Came by Rachel Rawls This Christmas poem was written by my mother. I would like to share it with you, with her permission, to get into the spirit of the holidays. It’s a poem about the Christian holiday and the meaning behind it.…
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Franz and Helga and Their Just Rewards by Holly Geely | Day 8 | Advent Calendar 2016
Day 8 | Advent Calendar Franz and Helga and Their Just Rewards by Holly Geely The cold winds of winter blew outside the cottage. Franz and Helga were the brother and sister who lived inside the cottage. They had been farmers once but that was a long time ago. Franz…
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Home for the Holidays by Sarah Brentyn | Day 2 | Advent Calendar 2016
Day 2 | Advent Calendar Home for the Holidays by Sarah Brentyn My sister wakes me. She puts a finger to her lips and we pad down the hall in our fleece footie pyjamas. It is still dark so she holds my hand on the stairs.
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The Tale Of The Cursed Hat by Lucy Brazier | The Sundays of Advent | Advent Calendar 2016
1st Sunday of Advent | Advent Calendar The Tale Of The Cursed Hat by Lucy Brazier Once upon a time in a town far away, there lived a Hat-maker. His hats were the very finest hats money could buy and all the richest and fanciest people came from miles around to…
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It’s almost time for …
It’s almost time for the annual Advent Calendar All I need is your contribution and for time to pass a little slower so that everyone can be creative and I can review and set up the posts. Last year I had the crazy idea to host a multi-contributor advent calendar.…
Solveig Werner 