When you’d rather rub hot sauce in your eyeballs than ask for help.

When you’re stuck in the middle and aren’t sure how things will turn out…or even how to talk about them in the moment.

When you feel as though you have nothing left to offer.

When we, as adults, still need some parenting.

When we have unanswered prayers that lead to unwanted feelings.

When you measure and remeasure love, on the large scale and the small.

When you’re on round two and you want to quit but the sun is coming up.

When you’re living on the edge and filling out an Anti-Thankful tree…

When we need the reminder that there are gifts of grace to be seen if we’re looking.

When all is not well, but our hearts are crying out for truth.

When you’d rather have a magic fix-it button to press.

When you want to “treat yo’ self” and really make it count for something.

When we realize what is layered underneath the wait of Advent.