I know many people who forego all treats during Advent. I love the practical aspect of avoiding sugar during December when sickness seems prevalent anyway. But we have a celebration that falls on the 5th and the anticipation has been building more and more over the last couple of days. And there will be some sugar involved.
This precocious individual showed me a picture of the cake she wanted (not an easy sheet cake) and she told me that she wanted her brother to get her "Minnie Mouse slippers." To top it all off, she has a sister who feels it her personal duty to make tomorrow's celebration a monumental occasion. She told us what to get her for birthday and has been talking up this day for a long time.
I have loved watching the love and joy that go into preparation. The clear picture we have right now of a family rallying in joy and celebration is a beautiful picture of the love and joy that accompany our preparations to welcome the Christ Child into the center of our hearts and homes.
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