Comments on: Find Hope in the Darkest Day of the Year, Or, Why I Love Winter Solstice

By: Linda Stoll

Linda Stoll — Sat, 21 Dec 2019 19:56:46 +0000

Christmas blessings to you, to yours, Lisa …

And yes, winter has a charm all its own … and acquired taste for sure!

By: Amy Johnson

Amy Johnson — Sat, 21 Dec 2019 19:49:58 +0000

Oh, I’m with you. I despise winter. I hate all the darkness all the time. But I love your way of looking at it. It’s more positive to think the darkest day is over so now it can only get lighter. Beautiful post. TFS!

By: Faith

Faith — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 23:00:56 +0000

The beginning of winter is the same day as winter solstice. i think for me Midwinter…which will be about 6 weeks from now..is a difficult time cause the pretty snow is usually gone but the ground is all muddy, or there’s brown snowmfrom slush, and i can’t hike trails in mud as it ruins them…..and yet the beginning of winter is so pretty wth our freshly fallen snow ( although currently we only have about 3 inches) plus the beginnning of the winter season is closemto Christmas!!! AND it’s our youngest daughters birthday on winter solstice!! We love the scriptures that talk about the Light of the world.

Merry Christmas and Happy Winter Solstice!! ?❄️❄️

By: Tammy L Kennington

Tammy L Kennington — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 19:26:03 +0000

I love this, Lisa. “There can only be one darkest day. Other days may still be dark, but they’re not as dark as the darkest.” What a beautiful, Christ-focused perspective. His darkest day became a day of light and hope for sin-soaked souls needing a Savior.

Merry Christmas!

By: Theresa Boedeker

Theresa Boedeker — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:56:59 +0000

How interesting that the darkest day and lightest day are not equal in length, at least in New York. As a child you learn about the earth tilting and the days getting shorter or longer. And you assume it is true. And I saw the days get shorter and longer where we lived, but I never really thought much of it until I started traveling. Travel to Alaska in the winter and the sun doesn’t rise until about lunch time, but then sets a few hours later. Wow, was that a lesson in the tilting of the earth. Then one May we traveled to the Caribbean in May. At home it was getting dark maybe a little after 8:30 pm. But being closer to the equator, where they experience very little light and dark change throughout the year, it was dark at 7pm. It was so strange. Sorry for the ramble, but I love science. And sometimes real experience reinforces a simple truth we learned years ago. Sometimes I like to think about where the lightest or darkest part of the earth currently is.

By: Lois Flowers

Lois Flowers — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 14:55:45 +0000

Aw, Lisa … I LOVE this! I actually like winter, but what you said about there only being one darkest day, and that after that each day gets a little bit lighter … so applicable to real life. I’ve never really paused long enough during this time of year to think deeply about the next year, but this year is different. I’m thankful for you, my friend, and wish you the merriest of Christmases!

By: Jean Wise

Jean Wise — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 14:46:02 +0000

I am NOT a winter person though it is sunny today in NW Ohio. The amount of cloudy dreary days clouds my soul. I even now have one of those specialty lights on my desk to help during winter. But you are right. There is beauty to winter, hope awaiting, anticipation towards new life. I choose to turn my heart to hope. Merry Christmas good friend!

By: FIONA TALBOT

FIONA TALBOT — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 13:21:28 +0000

Wow! Yes, what good and positive thoughts for our darkest day!
We only have 5 hours of daylight! So yes, i am glad when we turn that corner into light!

By: Joanne Viola

Joanne Viola — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 13:21:07 +0000

I am not sure of all the reasons but I love this time of year. It is the time of year where the house lights are turned on earlier and the candles are lit. Both bring me comfort and hope as they remind me our God enters in and sheds His light into my heart and circumstances.

By: Amanda @ Healthy Motivated Life

Amanda @ Healthy Motivated Life — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 12:45:13 +0000

I’ve been saying the same thing this week! It’s tough this time of year when you leave home for work in the morning in the dark, and come home in the evening in the dark. All week I’ve been saying, “it’s almost over for this year! Soon, we’ll have more daylight.” I love your perspective in comparing this to life in general, particularly your thought that “there can be only one darkest day.” Thank you for sharing.