In the small country church, I grew up in, we never practiced the liturgy of Advent and Lent. Oh, we looked forward to the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus, yet, it wasn’t until my adult years, that I was introduced to these two wonderful seasons of Christ.

Tune your ears to the world of wisdom; set your heart on a life of understanding.
Proverbs 2:2 The MSG.

On our back fence of our home, hangs a large red heart. I tracked down a blacksmith (which is not easy to do) to forge a red heart for Denise for her birthday, to hang on one of our fence panels. She loves red and she loves hearts. At times, she will ask me, “What does your heart say on this?”