Dr. Carmen Joy Imes

Advent begins tomorrow.  Usually this weekend marks a transition to the bustle of holiday events -- school parties, work parties, family par...

In this series I've explored the unmet expectations of our Christmas celebrations as well as unmet expectations in the first Christma...

In the first post of this Advent series, I raised the issue of unmet expectations in our Christmas celebrations. In this post, we conside...

Expectations . The holiday season can be a minefield of emotions, can it not? So many hopes. So many fears. So many disappointments. So mu...

A friend from seminary posted this earlier today, and I couldn't help but notice how we're on the same wavelength. If life is not al...

We opened presents with my parents the day after Thanksgiving. The beautiful thing about gift-giving so early is that it has freed us to ant...

Do you remember the series of posts I wrote on Advent in 2011? Perhaps you liked the idea of making an Advent Tree for your family, but l...

Here we are at the final week of Advent (leaves are not pictured in order). I have really enjoyed diving into these stories. Most days the...

We are, too. We did Zechariah and Elizabeth this evening, which means we're three days behind. The good news is that with this Advent Tr...

Here are my leaf designs for the 3rd week of Advent. I've switched the images for Days 20 and 21 because I realized I had them out of or...

If you're a bit behind on Advent (like we are), you could show your kids the Great Isaiah Scroll that was discovered in the Judean dese...

Our first week of Advent has gone really well. The kids enjoy participating. Easton (age 3) announced during the Joseph story, "W...

For those of you who want to try an Advent Tree at your house, here's what we're doing. After dinner each night Eliana reads the ...