Day 8 of Advent 2024: Who Gets to Define You?

When Buddy the Elf discovers he’s not truly an elf but a human, his world tilts. The labels he’s carried—elf, toy-maker, Santa’s helper—suddenly feel fragile, like they might crumble under the weight of this new truth. He begins to question everything about his...

Day 7 of Advent 2024: Summary

Day 1:  Advent. A season steeped in anticipation—the kind that leans forward into the unknown, heart open to the possibilities of heaven meeting earth. Advent invites us to trade rigid expectations for the spaciousness of hope, loosening our grip on what...

Day 6 of Advent 2024: Thwarting the Danger of the Spotlight

Maybe you are their Rudolph… Rudolph could have stayed in the spotlight. He had earned his place, hadn’t he? After years of rejection and mockery, he was leading Santa’s sleigh, the hero of Christmas Eve, with the world finally seeing what he’d known all...

Day 5 of Advent 2024: What kind of nurse are you?

Rudolph had every reason to nurse a grudge. The teasing and rejection weren’t just minor slights—they were relentless. His bright red nose, his gift, became the thing that made him the target of mockery and exclusion. The other reindeer made sure he knew he wasn’t one...

Day 4 of Advent 2024: Seen and Being Seen

Do you remember your first crush? You liked them soooooo much, yet it remained to be seen if you were actually “seen.”  That’s a difficult space to live in. Waiting to be seen. Not just waiting to be physically noticed or seen in passing. But truly seen – valued for...