One of the challenges to anticipation is forgetfulness. As we look ahead to Christmas, we have a tendency to forget what happened last year in hopes that this year will be right or better or more.

I'll start our 2007 advent calendar-blog on December 1. During this week, I'll be providing some preparatory thoughts.

Last December 26th we walked around our neighborhood and looked at the remnants of Christmas. By looking at what comes after, we can think about what we might change so the after is different this year.