Happy Advent season, now that we’re well into advent season.
Joy has been hard to come by in the era of pandemic life and social media shrieking, hasn’t it?
I find myself intentionally making time for things that spark joy.
Like spray painting the pumpkins I’ve had on the porch with a coat of white and a coat of glitter. And adding red bows.
We could have thrown them in the woods for the raccoons, but let’s be honest. The raccoons really don’t need our help finding something to eat.
I watched The Chosen Christmas special the other night. It’s streaming free on YouTube and on The Chosen app, plus it’s showing in theaters for at least a few more days. The first hour-ish is a music concert with various artists, followed by a stand-alone episode. As much as I don’t actually enjoy a ton of current CCM (Contemporary Christian Music), I found it sparked joy. Definitely watch, and if you haven’t watched the first two seasons of the regular show, go do that. Easiest way is via their app – watch on your device or click a button to send to your Wi-Fi connected tv. You can also find the episodes on YouTube. Free to stream, as everything is crowdfunded.
Another viewing option to consider … we wrapped up the 66 Books in 52 Weeks overview study of every book of the Bible. All lessons are free to watch on the YouTube, with a link in each description to a pdf outline. Here’s a link to the playlist of all lessons. Go through them in order or hone in on a particular book. Whatever brings you joy.
With that, I’m going to go find something joy-sparking, possibly involving coffee at this point in the day. I plan on being on hiatus until sometime after the first of the year. May you have a peaceful and joy-filled holiday season.
