Well, hello there! I hope you've been having a blessed Advent so far. Things here have been...insane? Overwhelming? Intense. That's what it's been. Intense. 'Tis not been the season for blogging, I'll tell you that much. But I have a few minutes and darn it, I'm going to write something.

I've shared in some of my Advent posts that we try not to indulge in Christmas mu…