Advent Day 7

"Advent increases our hope, a hope which does not disappoint.  The Lord never lets us down." -Pope Francis

I had to think about this quote a little bit.  I am not sure if it is true that the Lord never lets us down.  I guess ULTIMATELY He will not let us down, but as humans I know from personal experience we can feel the Lord letting us down and turning us in directions that seem all wrong, all messed up, and with little or no conclusions.  The hope I have as a Christian is that He sent His son and it looks so weird from the outside- it looks messy, unorganized, all over the place (from Nazareth to Bethlehem to Egypt back to Nazareth), and strange.  But the ultimate goal, the hope for our salvation was born a tiny, fragile infant and that is what I celebrate.  I celebrate the birth of the salvation for mankind in all its awkwardness.  I might never be able to explain it to an atheist or even fellow Christians, but inside of me is the yearning to search for the meaning of life and it can't just be an accident or a coincidence.  Yes, Advent increases my hope and my faith.  

Now for something a little lighter. 

"What is this weirdness?" you ask.  Well....I spent most of the day at the laundry mat.  Our dryer needs some parts that have still not arrived and I don't even know how it will be put back together once the parts do arrive.  Today's photo prompt was Wish List...so there is one thing on my wish list...I wish for my dryer to be back in working order.  It was nice to get so many loads done so quickly though but I would prefer a different kind of Saturday.  

Advent with the children was quick and our candle is steadily burning down.  Tomorrow we get to add one more.  Next week we also have a birthday so it will start getting even more busy.  But we did put up the tree.  The house could use a bit more clean up work though I am proud to say I made it through the day without too much freak out.  More pictures are certainly on the way so stay tuned.  How is your Advent Season?  (asks the totally sane person, not the crazy person in the picture below)

"And she slowly went insane waiting for her clothes to dry..."