Are you excited about Advent and Christmas approaching?

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Okay, I know some will be thinking it’s way too early to start thinking about Christmas. But I am especially excited about it this year! First, the year 2020 has not been much fun for people. I think Advent and Christmas will be particularly joyful this year. We can put the past year behind us and focus on celebrating the coming of our Lord!
On a personal note, this will be the first Christmas with all of my grandchildren together! Nieces and nephews also have a large number of young kids which we may get to see.
I’m ready for a happy celebration. Anyone else looking forward to this coming Advent and Christmas seasons?
 
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Anyone else looking forward to this coming Advent and Christmas seasons?
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Me ! :raised_hand_with_fingers_splayed:t2:

I spent last Advent in burnout, and one of my grandfathers passed away towards the end of December, so Christmas didn’t even register with the grief and tiredness and family obligations and everything there is to do when someone dies – and 2020 hit in the middle of it all. I need light.

I’m already thinking about decorations. 🤭
 
I will be ready for it as soon as my favorite season- Autumn is over!
 
Nope, not excited, because I doubt we’ll have Mass like normal this year, even for Christmas. How will it be decided who gets to go to Mass on Christmas if we are still operating at limited capacity?
 
Still gotta have Halloween. Bleh! 🧛 👻

And All Souls & All Saints day.
 
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My son was born 12/26/2019, so I am looking forward to Christmas and his first birthday, even if we are not able to get together with family this year.
 
It’s going to be just like any other year in our house. I think we’ll all be happy to put 2020 behind us, but keep in mind that 2021 hasn’t happened yet, and we might have even worse things in store for us.

Focus on the greater glory of God, and don’t let circumstances affect you any more than you absolutely have to.
 
I know the holiday season is a few months off when Home Depot starts clearing the shelving of summer stuff and starts putting in Halloween decorations,… at the local Home Depot Halloween decorations started to appear two weeks ago,… also noticed a pop up Halloween decoration shop

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as a kid remember being taught “halloween” was all souls day
 
I wish I could be optimistic.

I’m afraid I’ll still be unemployed during winter.

I’m just afraid of the future. I’m convinced there’s nothing but bad things waiting for me in the future. 😭
 
I’ve had some very difficult times in my life and been afraid of how I’ll pay for my next meal. I get it. You will get through it. You may find yourself making some sacrifices, but you’ll get through it. Just don’t forget faith, hope and trust in God.
 
I’m going to have to completely rethink HOW to look forward to Christmas this year.

For many years now, Advent and Christmas revolved around singing with the choir: extra practices, concerts, Christmas Eve., Christmas morning, … Even if we manage to go back to indoor Mass by then, I don’t know if we will have any communal singing.

But I will definitely have my Jesse Tree, my Advent Wreath, my Christmas tree, the stockings, and all my outdoor lights and decorations. Maybe I can even get some family members to show up Christmas Day.
 
Yes 😃! Now you’ve called it to mind.This year is moving so quickly!
 
This is going to sound weird, but I’m having a difficult time looking forward to anything.
Not in a depressed way, however.
It’s just that I’ve lost the sensation of time passing.
 
It is a bit glitchy,almost like we need to replay 2020 in the usual old way ,in a slower mode .Especially when feast days and birthdays haven’t been celebrated the same perhaps 🤔
 
I feel the same way. It’s kinda like we are sleepwalking. I can’t look ahead and make plans, and the recent past didn’t allow for anything memorable. It will be a block of time that didn’t exist.
 
I also don’t want to rush through fall, but I am looking forward to Advent. It is such a hopeful season. The waiting and preparation of Lent gave me a lot of hope that we were moving toward something good. I need that again. Ordinary time 2020 has got me down.
 
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Now you’ve called it to mind.This year is moving so quickly!
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That’s how I felt until I got pregnant. Now it seems like time creeps like a turtle, and every day the kids are like what size is the baby. I’m like…still a raspberry guys, still a raspberry.
 
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