Advent Candles

I know I am completely skipping over any kind of Thanksgiving-related cooking and crafting. It was a mellow and very nice Thanksgiving at my sister-in-law's. I unfortunately did not charge my camera battery before we left, so I wasn't able to get any good photos of the pumpkin cream pie or the double fudge brownie cake I made for dessert. They were both delicious I assure you!

And now, here we are at the beginning of Advent. I enjoy lighting the four advent candles each night of the season. It's a nice ritual to bring light and warmth to the table. Advent candles typically involve three purple candles, one pink candle, and a white candle for Christmas Day. Each Sunday of Advent you light a purple candle (so the first week you only light one, the second week two, etc) and on Christmas Day you light the white candle. I looked up the meaning of the candles & colors and it seemed pretty variable, but I liked one interpretation where the first candle is lit for hope, the second for love, the third for joy and the fourth for peace. We will say our dinner blessings with those thoughts in mind.


So, the kids rolled some beeswax candles for the table and I made a small wreath of boxwood to go around the candles. We hope to enjoy the countdown to Christmas in a meaningful way.