Category: AdventWord

Responses to the annual Advent Word prompts supplied by https://adventword.org/en/home/

scrabble words saying speak truth
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AdventWord 2023: Truth

“Stick with the truth, it’s easier to remember.” Has anyone ever told you that? I find the claim fascinating. I think it’s the psychopathy; we

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valley
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AdventWord 2023: Valley

Walking in the valley I love walking and the works of Sir Terry Pratchett, so while reading his biography I was delighted to find a

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children dressing Christmas tree
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AdventWord 2023: Herald

Herald: What’s the meaning? A herald or a herald of arms was originally a messenger sent by noblemen or kings to deliver a message. Essentially

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AdventWord 2023: Glory

Photo by Cristian Palmer on Unsplash Living out our Testimonies As a Religious Society of Friends we see the … environmental crisis is at root

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Graffiti word AWAKE
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AdventWord 2023: Awake

Awake Have you ever described yourself as “being on autopilot”? Well, you probably were! Specific regions of the brain, together called the “default mode network”,

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Sunset
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AdventWord 2023: Watch

The AdventWord today is watch. To look at or observe attentively over a period of time. As the weather draws in as we come to

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scrabble tiles saying, Make Grace Your Space
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AdventWord 2023: Grace

What is Grace? Grace is such an unassuming word – comes from the Latin grātia and has interesting definitions…  Grace – unearned favour from someone,

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peace, a person sitting on a couch, mug of tea and a cat cuddling up.
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AdventWord 2023: Peace

Finding Peace… I have always had trouble finding peace. For me, being on the autism spectrum, seems to mean having a mind that is constantly

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Man standing on a mountain
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AdventWord 2023: Presence

Today’s word Presence has so many applications, from a state of existence to a presence in a place that is not seen.  Either way, presence

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