As we officially entered the season of Advent on Sunday, our family used the last fumes of emotional and physical energy to witness the dedication of Joel Timothy Maxwell to be raised to know Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior…and then we crashed. Or at least I did. I withdrew to refuel…in rest…in prayer…in…
As one who is easily distracted by shiny things, this season is particularly challenging for me as I sort through traditions that are dear to the fabric of my upbringing, parenting and grand-parenting while balancing the lure of extreme commercialism and marketing strategies against the sacred longing to use the season of Advent to draw even nearer to…
So when you are born late in October, you kinda put Lola and Papi in crunch mode to get a good Christmas card picture… and timing is everything…. when you have a lot of people to coordinate…. Take 1: We got Emmett…. and nooooooobody else… Take 2: Papi’s checked in and camera-ready but… yeah…Lola and…