Advent Digest
- Isabella Campolattaro
- 56 minutes ago
- 2 min read
Hello, friends—
As we move deeper into Advent, life in my world has been characteristically full. My oldest son is home from college, yesterday was his 19th birthday, Christmas preparations are underway—and I’m still navigating a long, exhausting water crisis in my home. Plus.
And yet… the words keep coming. Faster than I can write them. My iPhone notes are loaded.
If I could disappear into a quiet, media-free cabin or remote island for a week to simply pray and listen and write, I would. But God meets us in the midst of real life, not outside of it—and so these reflections were born right in the swirl.
Below is a collection of the latest Facebook posts—written over the past couple of weeks and ready for anyone who needs clarity, encouragement, or companionship on the road.
I may step away for a bit to tune into what God is doing and for some other overdue writing, but we'll see what He has to say on the subject. In the meantime, I hope you'll read up.
✨ This Week’s Reflections
A new reflection on movement, interruption, and God’s faithful leading — even when the ground beneath us feels unsettled
A short Christmas meditation on Isaiah’s prophecy and the image of Jesus carrying the government on His shoulders — a reminder that Christ’s authority remains firm even in uncertain times.
A tender reflection inspired by your son Isaac and the divine quality of love you see in him.
From Guideposts Advent devotional — a celebration of the Incarnation and how Jesus broke into the real world, not as an idea, but as presence and grace.
A Sage Sayings & Slogans reflection on freedom, attachment, and spiritual inventory — especially relevant during the holidays when things both internal and external can claim more power over us than we realize.
Another Guideposts Advent reflection on waiting with hope and endurance rather than despair.
A reminder — drawn from Sage Sayings & Slogans — that Jesus brings hidden things into the light not to shame us but to heal us.👉
A Closing Thought for This Week
If your December is also full, complicated, or emotionally heavy, may these reflections meet you where you are. Advent is the season of holy interruptions—of God showing up precisely when and where no one expects Him.
May He do the same for you.
Grace and truth,
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