The second week of Advent is upon us already! Here is the verse attributed to Rudolf Steiner  that goes with the second week:

“The second light of Advent is the light of plants–
Plants that reach up to the sun and in the breezes dance.”

Here are a few fast ideas regarding the second week of Advent:

• Here is a link from the  Waldorf Newsletter Clearing House that contains an Advent Poem and an Advent story of “The Little Christmas Rose” : http://www.waldorflibrary.org/Clearing%20House/Fall%201981b.pdf
• This is a week many families obtain their Christmas tree if this is part of your tradition.
• This week is Saint Nicholas Day.   To learn more about St. Nicholas, you can see this post I wrote last year:  https://theparentingpassageway.com/2009/11/26/saint-nicholas-day-in-the-waldorf-home/.    Here is a Saint Nicholas story from over at The Baldwin Project:  http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=pyle&book=wonder&story=gifts  and another one here:  http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=olcott&book=holidays&story=purses/  Here is the chapter about “The Dutch Twins” celebrating Saint Nicholas Day:  http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=perkins&book=dutch&story=skates
• This could be a wonderful week to hang greenery in your home and outside.
• Jodie Mesler of Home Music Making has modified the tune and lyrics of “The Holly and the Ivy” in order to have it resound with the beauty of nature:  http://homemusicmaking.blogspot.com/2010/11/advent-song-3.html
• This may be a lovely week to make some natural garland for your Christmas tree or to hang somewhere inside your home. 

Many blessings for a lovely week,

Carrie