Advent – Sandi Layne

Love Has Come

We are in the last days of Advent, 2022. This is something I posted on the last Sunday of Advent, for which the theme is generally regarded to be LOVE. We say, “God is Love” sometimes. Which is true. Always. But I also sometimes feel compelled to quote Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride: “YouContinue reading “Love Has Come”

Waiting is Hard

When I was a little child, waiting for Christmas seemed hard. It was such a l-o-n-g wait! Oh, there were stories to keep my mind occupied during the weeks leading up to the big day. There was music. There were things to do here, there, and everywhere, but it still felt like forever until Christmas.Continue reading “Waiting is Hard”

Hope is a Thing

There’s a place in Alaska that had its last sunset on November 17th and will not see a proper sunrise until January 22nd. There will be civil twilights on either end of the day, yes, but it’ll be a pretty dark, overall, in Utqiagvik, Alaska. Darkness can be depressing. If you or someone you knowContinue reading “Hope is a Thing”