http://adventdoor.com/2007/12/25/door-25-the-book-of-beginnings/ Jan Richardson's artful blog illuminates the season of Advent. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:49:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://adventdoor.com/2007/12/25/door-25-the-book-of-beginnings/#comment-472 Sybil Y. Reisch Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:43:50 +0000 http://theadventdoor.com/2007/12/25/door-25-the-book-of-beginnings/#comment-472 Hello fellow lover of the Word! Used much of this "Book of Beginnings" in my layperson's sermon this Second Sunday of Christmas. Thank you for your thought-provoking illustrations. I am especially interested to see the Baby Jesus cradled in a book from the French Book of Hours. Is there a title I can Google to find it? I have written a memoir of our life with our son, Jeff who had Down syndrome, and how God blessed us through our challenges and joys. I am writing a sequel to include the responses of those who read "Journey With Jeff; Inspiration for Caregivers of People with Special Needs." (Check it out on Amazon.com.) I love the challenge of writing. I love to read. I love to encourage people with hugs and/or words. Yes, I am a fellow lover of the Word!! Hello fellow lover of the Word! Used much of this “Book of Beginnings” in my layperson’s sermon this Second Sunday of Christmas. Thank you for your thought-provoking illustrations. I am especially interested to see the Baby Jesus cradled in a book from the French Book of Hours. Is there a title I can Google to find it? I have written a memoir of our life with our son, Jeff who had Down syndrome, and how God blessed us through our challenges and joys. I am writing a sequel to include the responses of those who read “Journey With Jeff; Inspiration for Caregivers of People with Special Needs.” (Check it out on Amazon.com.) I love the challenge of writing. I love to read. I love to encourage people with hugs and/or words. Yes, I am a fellow lover of the Word!!

]]> http://adventdoor.com/2007/12/25/door-25-the-book-of-beginnings/#comment-122 raginggenius Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:57:19 +0000 http://theadventdoor.com/2007/12/25/door-25-the-book-of-beginnings/#comment-122 very interesting very interesting

]]> http://adventdoor.com/2007/12/25/door-25-the-book-of-beginnings/#comment-44 Sally LaFaver Wed, 26 Dec 2007 04:46:17 +0000 http://theadventdoor.com/2007/12/25/door-25-the-book-of-beginnings/#comment-44 Christmas Blessings to you, Jan. Somewhere early in Advent I "found" your website and have experienced Advent in a new, always new, way through your meditations and art. Thank you from a very special place in my heart. You have given me hope that we truly can and will find God in the secret rooms and through the opening of the sacred doors to our hearts. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Christmas Blessings to you, Jan. Somewhere early in Advent I “found” your website and have experienced Advent in a new, always new, way through your meditations and art. Thank you from a very special place in my heart. You have given me hope that we truly can and will find God in the secret rooms and through the opening of the sacred doors to our hearts. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

]]> http://adventdoor.com/2007/12/25/door-25-the-book-of-beginnings/#comment-43 Phyllis Thomas Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:39:27 +0000 http://theadventdoor.com/2007/12/25/door-25-the-book-of-beginnings/#comment-43 Jan. You are a blessing! Though my days got more complicated as the Doors opened, I still took thoughtful time in each of them which always gave me respite and nourishment. The culmination today, after a day of celebration, does indeed give me hope for the beginnings God will write within me. I don't want to lose this wonder and delight in keeping the secret space available for His residence in me. Thank you for your gifts of image and words each day. They were delightful and ministered to a special place in my heart. God bless you. Jan. You are a blessing! Though my days got more complicated as the Doors opened, I still took thoughtful time in each of them which always gave me respite and nourishment. The culmination today, after a day of celebration, does indeed give me hope for the beginnings God will write within me. I don’t want to lose this wonder and delight in keeping the secret space available for His residence in me. Thank you for your gifts of image and words each day. They were delightful and ministered to a special place in my heart. God bless you.

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