I know halfway through Advent is a little late to be recommending things to listen to in Advent. But I had to listen to it before I could recommend it, didn't I? Anyway, even if you haven't got organized for the first half of Advent, there's nothing to stop you giving these a try for the second half. The first recommendation is a book, but you can also listen to the author reading a chapter each day. I can't remember where I picked up Penelope Wilcock's The Hawk and the Dove trilogy, but it came into my life from somewhere, and I enjoyed it. Then I discovered she has a blog, where she writes about simplicity, and living with less, and little anecdotes about her home and life. And then I bought Into the Heart of Advent , subtitled Twenty-five conversations with Jesus . This book laps you with peace and tranquillity - the calm of a winter's morning, sitting by an open fire, standing out under the stars - yet it never lapses into sentimentality or wishful thin
Getting through life one cake at a time.