My kids call this "pink candle Sunday", because this is the day we start lighting the 3rd, rose-colored, candle on the Advent wreath. It is also called Gaudete Sunday because the Introit in Latin begins "Gaudete in Domino semper: iterum dico, gaudete." It is from Philippians, chaper 4--rejoice in the Lord always: again I say, rejoice. Gaudete Sunday is a time of joy in the midst of our Advent preparations, because we know the Lord is coming!
We had a very nice evening with some friends who have 3 children adopted from China, and one from Congo. Both of our families are working on adopting our 5th child, from China. All together, last night, there were 8 children from 2-13, all playing happily. My kids didn't want to leave, even though they were so tired and it was past their bedtime. The van was full of gentle snores by the time we got home, and we could barely get the kids in their pajamas they were so tired. It is nice to have fellow adoptive families who understand what going through this crazy process is really like!
