Waiting and Preparation for a Writing Adventure by Elaine Langford
First day of December but it’s the second day of Advent^; a time of waiting and preparation for Christmas, the coming of Jesus as a baby. Last year for December I wrote about how Advent can be both a pressure and pain , especially if you feel unprepared for the practical and emotional impacts of this time of year. For me, this Advent feels more positive after a year of working through various personal issues. In some ways it feels that 2025 was a year of waiting. While we know when our Christmastide Advent waiting will come to fruition, I had moments in the last year when it felt like my year of waiting to write would never end. I had hopes that my birthday pilgrimage would be the gate to the end place. Despite a flurry of inspiration, I was still unable to use that to restart my writing journey. In fact, I was writing throughout 2025. In addition to my More Than Writers (MTW) posts, I managed three posts on my Faith Bites blog (hurrah!) this year. Though one was a ...