At the Euc this week, during this advent season, we are having our first art installment.  We were asked to bring a piece of art with us to our gathering: a story, a poem, picture, song, something meaningful to us during this season of waiting and anticipating the coming of the Christ child. 

The Banks family is having a live nativity at my parents home in Jacksonville over the Christmas holiday (email me at melissajpond@gmail.com if you would like to come).  Noelle is going to be our angel, so I decided since I had her costume, for my art I would take black and whites this week of Noelle in her "angels" costume. 

It was very emotional for me to take these pictures.  Noelle is the epitome of innocence and expectancy, the perfect combination of what advent means to me.  I titled the pictures by whatever emotion they evoked in me about awaiting our Savior’s birth.

"A Star in the East"

"Humble Birth"

 

"Watching Over"

 

"They came from Near and Far"

 

"Innocence"

 

"Discovery"

"Friendship"

    

"The Miracle of it All"

"It is You, Emmanuel" 

 

"Creatures Great and Small"

Noelle was saying hello to the birds and talking to them.  She is so gentle and kind to all of creation, and I admire that so much.

"Bow before the King"