Reposting...

I wrote this post almost five years ago. it is very fitting now as I await my own baby to come into this world in January

Anticipate

to look forward to; expect... basically waiting for something. Have you ever thought about how much of our lives we are waiting for something? Waiting for a bus, waiting for a light to change, waiting for supper to be cooked, waiting for a bill to arrive in the mail, waiting for a card or letter from a friend, waiting for a cup of coffee in a coffee house, waiting for an engagement to be announced, waiting for a phone call whether it's someone you talk to every day or someone you've never spoken to before... it's all waiting and who really likes to wait? This Christmas season i did feel like i experienced advent in a whole new way. Not only was i waiting to celebrate the birth of Christ, I was waiting for my new nephew to be born. Even though there's a due date you really don't know when he's actually going to come. Fortunately for us and my sister, he arrived two days early. Oh the joy! oh the excitement when he finally came. A little less fanfare than angels singing but he made our hearts sing for joy.
The season of waiting, the season of advent, the counting down for the birth of a baby.
Remember in all the waiting and anticipation when it finally comes enjoy the moment, remember it, and keep it with you.