Advent Wreath

I bought a new Advent Wreath this year. I found a ceramic design of a circle of figures from the Christmas story: shpeherds, kings, the Holy Family, and places for the colored candles. It looked better in the catalog than in real life. I was disappointed, but I set it on our kitchen table anyway. I added a plastic evergreen wreath aroudn it. It looked better. during the course of the weeks of Advent I added construction paper stars with the names of people who I needed to pray for. the first was someone who ignored me. I received a Christmas gift, a Peace Ornament, from her with a letter that could have been take for an apology. I do not know how my other prayers were answered.
the plastic evergreen Advent wreath that we had used for years was reworked to hang at our front door. I added pink and blue and white ribbons and gold flowers to compliment the giant wreath we have on our front wall. I like that it has kept its Advent Blessing in its reincarnated life. I smile when I see it at our front door. These were happy decisions.