*The first snowflakes of the season fell yesterday— tiny little bubbles of pure joy!* Sister Sue brought friends home from school and they immediately dipped into the hot cocoa stash and found some leftover marshmallows from the summer’s s’mores kit. They were funny and loud and dripped brown sugar water all over the table while recapping the school day and the homework they had. There’s just something about gathering together with a warm drink in hand connecting over a shared experience…
I began this Advent Guide journey in September. Due to deadlines, I knew I needed to get a good jump on the content early. I wasn’t quite in the holiday mood but I began thinking about what a busy person or family that truly wanted to be intentional with Advent but didn’t have a lot of margin could do for four weeks to make it meaningful. I landed on this…
I thought that we could carve out one evening a week to gather together with a warm drink in hand connecting over a shared experience. (Keep scrolling for some hot drink recs…) I’m sure there will be other experiences throughout the holiday season that will be high octane, full of glitz and glitter, but this hour or so per week will be simple, cozy, quick, and fun. And most importantly— meaningful.
Exodus 33:14- And He said, “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.”
I want it for my house and for yours… May we all choose His presence and rest this season.
#jointhestory
A bit of good/bad news to share this morning— I am sold out of the first run of Advent Guides. More are on order but won’t be delivered to me until the end of next week. So thrilling! Thank you for the enthusiastic support!
The PDF version is still available, sent almost immediately.
The printed magazines will be sent as soon as I get them but most likely will not arrive until after the first day of Advent.
Church Ladies is our new women’s conference option for 2023 & beyond; a deep dive into what it looks like to be a woman in the church according to God’s Word looking at three of the ladies of the early church in Acts.
January 28: Church Ladies Regional Retreat, Berean Bible Church, Grand Island, NE (registration link coming soon)
February 18: Church Ladies Regional Retreat, Berean Bible Church, Broken Bow, NE (registration link coming soon)
February 25: Church Ladies, Chadron, NE
March 25: Church Ladies Regional Retreat, Mitchell Berean Church, Mitchell, NE (registration link coming soon)
April 14-15: Legacy Retreat, Alma, NE
April 28-29: Legacy Retreat, Ashland, NE
May 6: Church Ladies, Imperial, NE
June 3: Church Ladies, Gandy, NE
August: OPEN (email dianemathis85@gmail.com for booking options)
September 16: Church Ladies, Marysville, KS
September 29-30: Legacy Retreat, Valentine, NE
October 20-21: Church Ladies, Plattsmouth, NE (at Mahoney State Park)
November 4: Church Ladies, Ogallala, NE
November 11: Church Ladies, Burwell, NE
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