Advent is so beautiful. To expectantly wait...to hopefully watch for the arrival of our Lord. It is a wonderful way to focus during the holiday season, but better yet, it is how we should live every single day. To be advent people. To be waiting, hopefully expectant in our Lord.
Advent has held a different weight for me this year. Our little family has been hopefully waiting on God. It sounds lovely and peaceful...but let me tell you, it is not always so easy. It was at times stressful and frustrating. There were tears and countless late night conversations. We were stretched emotionally and physically. Waiting on the Lord is oh so holy, but equally oh so hard.
Sweet Mary's advent was not different. It was stressful and I'm sure there were tears (a very pregnant woman on a 80 mile donkey ride? Yikes.). I would imagine that she had many late night conversations with Joseph...they were stretched emotionally and physically. How hard was this journey of theirs? How difficult was their season of advent?...as they waited on their Lord to arrive as a small babe...as they waited on their God to hold true to His promises?
I am especially thankful as 2012 comes to a close. Our family is in the midst of a huge change as we move to a new town, and embark on a new chapter as we follow God's call. We will continue to be advent people as we wait expectantly on the Lord. He has been so faithful to us (even more so than we deserve...isn't that His wonderful way?), and we are confident that as we draw close to Him, He will draw close to us.
In the midst of this journey we will put our hope in our Lord.
