Advent Blog

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  • What are you waiting for?

    Dear Advent Blog Readers, People are always waiting for something, right? We wait for the train connection, our meals, the elevator and the call back. We wait for the news, for medical care, the show opening and the latest products. That waiting can be torturous and agonizing at times for many. But what are we…

  • Advent begins tomorrow…

    Advent begins tomorrow…

    Dear Advent Blog Reader, There is a promise of hope each Advent, where we know the beginning and ending, but the possibilities in the journey are ours and God’s to craft. Welcome to the 2023 Marble Women’s Ministry Advent Blog, an Advent Season for writing letters. Inspired by a children’s book and a thank you…

  • Advent Blog 2023: An Invitation to Write

    Advent Blog 2023: An Invitation to Write

    We are excited to announce the theme for our ninth Advent Blog, ” A Season of Writing Letters.” For the ninth year of our Advent Blog, the Marble Women’s Ministry will launch a letter-writing campaign in this season of hopeful expectation. Advent is the season awaiting the birth of Jesus. We invite you to share…

  • Am I an Artist?

    Am I an Artist?

    My answer would be an immediate and resounding no. This year’s Marble Women’s Advent blog theme is, “Art is the highest form of hope.” I certainly believe that and I also believed that since I’m not an artist, I had no hope of submitting anything.

  • The Gift of “The Littlest Angel”

    The Gift of “The Littlest Angel”

    In my childhood during Advent, our Dad loved reading to us “The Littlest Angel” by Charles Tazewell. It always moved me to tears, and gave this timid child hope to be brave about who God made me to be.

  • Soul Soil

    “Soil is everything.”  Thus declared my niece as our family gathered to celebrate the harvest season at Thanksgiving this year.  And she should know, as a newly minted environmental scientist, having just graduated this month from the University of Maryland.  Proud Auntie aside, I found that her statement got me thinking a lot about a…

  • God With Us…

    This beautifully reflective piano version of O Come, O Come Emmanuel from our friend, Vicki Carter will move your soul this last Sunday of Advent. As a musical director, conductor, educator, and pianist her gift has graced Radio City Music Hall, Broadway, off Broadway, and the Paper Mill Playhouse. This will move your soul…

  • I Come with JOY

    Several years ago, when Marble Collegiate Church debuted its new organ, the great organist Diane Bish was highlighted. Our choir was invited to appear on her show, “The Joy of Music.” In honor of our wonderful Music Director, Ken Dake, I share this video.

  • Hope–A Virtue

    Hope–A Virtue

    Hope appears 129 times in the Bible. It is one of the most important virtues for Christians. I share below some of what I found in my research into this important virtue as well as some of my feelings. Hope in Hebrew Two main Hebrew words are translated as hope in the Old Testament. The…

  • Through the Eyes of a Toddler

    This was my gift from my first grandchild this past Mother’s Day. This photo is the lid from a candle that my granddaughter drew on for me. (She was 18 months old at the time) Underneath her artwork it says “Best Grandma”.