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Advent Reflection 7
Tonight, Pastor Steve talked about Divine Interruptions, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. As I reflect on this year and step into the Christmas season, this message feels especially close to my heart. Divine interruptions are those moments when life doesn’t just change direction—it feels like it gets completely derailed. When what you planned, prayed for, or expected suddenly isn’t what unfolds. When God interrupts your story in ways that feel confusing, inc
Kelsay Parrott
Dec 13, 20255 min read
Advent Reflection 6
A Poem reflection on the First Christmas. THE FIRST CHRISTMAS In the lowly stable, No one could have thought That the first feast at His table Would be the first offering brought. It was not pretty, as the stories often seem— It was messy and dirty, just like you, just like me. Yet out of the womb, hope overwhelming gleamed: The Savior of the world… how could this be? Mere teenagers, now parents of a King— Frightened, and yet held in perfect peace. Mary and Joseph, cradling t
Kelsay Parrott
Dec 10, 20252 min read
Advent Reflection #5
Most of Mary’s life was ordinary. Daily tasks. Familiar streets. Predictable rhythms. Nothing about her circumstances suggested that heaven would come knocking on her door. She was just a lowly, average woman. And yet, on an unremarkable day in an unremarkable town, an angel stepped into her world and everything changed. Luke tells us: “The angel went to her and said, ‘Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.’” — Luke 1:28 It wasn’t the timing Mary expecte
Kelsay Parrott
Dec 10, 20252 min read
Advent Reflection #4
Advent is a season shaped by waiting—holy waiting, hopeful waiting, sometimes weary waiting. It’s the quiet inhale before the joy of Christmas morning, the slow kindling of light in a world that can feel so dim. I know I’ve written a lot about waiting, but it is truly the piece of Advent I often miss the most. Every year, Advent asks me to pause long enough to notice the subtle ways God shows up. This year, my reminder came months before Advent ever began. On Good Friday—one
Kelsay Parrott
Dec 4, 20253 min read
Advent Reflection #3
Advent is a time of waiting. We are waiting for the birth of our Savior. We are waiting for our gatherings and our loved ones. We are waiting for miracles. Let me be honest: waiting is HARD. Yes—hard. I’ve been waiting for a miracle for years. And if I’m honest, it’s exhausting to wait for something your heart aches for. Others have gotten their miracles, others have seen the physical healing they asked God for. And I sit. Waiting for mine. And sometimes it hurts in a way tha
Kelsay Parrott
Dec 4, 20252 min read
Advent Reflection #3
Advent is a time of waiting. We wait for the birth of our Savior. We wait for our gatherings and our loved ones. We wait for miracles. And let me be honest: waiting is HARD. Truly hard. I’ve been waiting for a miracle for years. And if I’m honest, it’s exhausting to keep hoping for something your heart aches for. I’ve watched others receive their miracles—watched them celebrate the healing they prayed for. And I sit here. Still waiting for mine. Sometimes it hurts in a way th
Kelsay Parrott
Dec 4, 20252 min read
Advent Reflection #2
If I’m honest, I didn’t expect my Advent reflection to begin with something being taken from me. There is a kind of violation in having your car stolen that is hard to put into words. It wasn’t just a vehicle disappearing—it was my sense of safety, my routine, my independence, the familiar rhythm of my days. It was the security I thought I had in my own home. In a single moment, what I relied on was pulled out from under me, and it left me feeling exposed in a way I didn’t ch
Kelsay Parrott
Dec 2, 20254 min read
Advent Reflection: Part 1
I often spend Advent reflecting on the year — not just on what happened, but on the things that shaped me, softened me, and stretched me in ways I never expected. Advent always feels like a holy pause, an invitation to look back with gentleness and ask, “Where did God meet me this year? Where did He grow me? What did He heal that I didn’t even know needed healing?” When I look at the photo of the girl on the righ, I see 2006. Seven-year-old me. Little Kelsay — tender, terrifi
Kelsay Parrott
Dec 1, 20254 min read
In the Manger
"You will find Him lying in a manger..." (Luke 2:12, personal translation) This simple yet profound statement encapsulates a moment that is both extraordinary and perplexing. A baby in a manger, the very thought of it challenges our conventional understanding of childbirth and the expectations we associate with welcoming a new life into the world, especially in today's modern context. When we think about the experiences shared by my friends and family who have gone through th
Kelsay Parrott
Dec 7, 20248 min read
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