--- title: Wendy Gerdes | Advent description: Advent | Description --- [Skip to content](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/advent#main-content) [![Asset 1](https://wendygerdes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%201.png?width=514&height=71&name=Asset%201.png "Asset 1")](https://wendygerdes.com) - [About](https://wendygerdes.com/about) - [Blog](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes) - [Subscribe](https://wendygerdes.com/subscribe) ## All Blogs Filter blogs by topic by clicking the buttons below - [All](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/all) - [Life With God](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/life-with-god) - [Spiritual Formation](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/spiritual-formation) - [Perspective](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/perspective) - [Freedom](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/freedom) - [Motherhood](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/motherhood) - [Forgiveness](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/forgiveness) - [Fear](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/fear) - [Parenting](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/parenting) - [Identity](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/identity) - [Overcoming Sin](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/overcoming-sin) - [Devotionals](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/devotionals) - [Grief](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/grief) - [Prayer](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/prayer) - [Relationships](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/relationships) - [Love](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/love) - [Advent](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/advent) - [Anxiety](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/anxiety) - [Allegories](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/allegories) - [Lent](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/lent) - [Hearing God's Voice](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/hearing-gods-voice) - [Disillusionment](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/disillusionment) - [Learning to Hear the Voice of God](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/learning-to-hear-the-voice-of-god) - [Poetry](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/poetry) - [Prayers](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/prayers) - [Spiritual Formation Illustrated Writings](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/spiritual-formation-illustrated-writings) [![](https://wendygerdes.com/hubfs/Canva%20images/Canva%20Design%20DAF3jbsfEi0.png)](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/hope-will-be-coming) [Advent](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/advent) December 20, 2023 ### [Hope Will Be Coming](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/hope-will-be-coming) [Read Blog](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/hope-will-be-coming) [![](https://wendygerdes.com/hubfs/Canva%20images/Canva%20Design%20DAF29VvcpRQ.png)](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/god-you-are-with-me) [Perspective](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/perspective) [Advent](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/tag/advent) December 14, 2023 ### [God, You Are With Me](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/god-you-are-with-me) "The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" (which means "God with us").... 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The Father who IS love, sent Jesus in love to demonstrate love to all... [Read Blog](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes/when-love-came-down) --- # Wendy Gerdes I love being a wife to John and mom to our three sons and one daughter. Because of my story, I am most passionate about learning and writing about God's heart for us. When we see His heart for us, it changes everything. Social Media [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com) #### Pages - [Home](https://wendygerdes.com) - About - [Blog](https://wendygerdes.com/wendy-gerdes) Get New Posts in Your Inbox --- - Terms and Services - Privacy Policy