I thought since I haven’t posted for a while and since many of you are probably wondering if I am still alive, I though I would give you a quick summary of my life…

• I was sick about two weeks ago with a flu like thing that basically made me tired and weary.
• I am not more than a week Caffeine free and after going to bed at 8pm the first night and having a headache the first two days I am not symptom free, although I have a hard time staying up late (probably not a bad thing).
• I have just started the busiest week of the year…it is the week of our annual Christmas Drama (I’ll post a pic after) and I should probably just put a bed in my office for the next 5-6 days. But at least it is temporary craziness and it doesn’t last too long.
• Christmas is less than a month away and our schedule is getting full already with Christmas parties, Christmas concerts, church events, gatherings with friends, etc. It will be a great Christmas no doubt (my sister is coming home….we are all very excited) but the question remains: Why is Christmas so blasted busy!?
• I built a skating rink in our backyard. It was fun and a lot of work but it is worth it. The funniest part would have been my friend Greg and I trying to lay out the HUGE tarp while the ridiculously cold wind was tearing through our bodies. Nathanial (my son) is already improved on his skating skills and probably falls less than his dad now (that isn’t saying much by the way). It is a pretty big skating rink and Laurie and I dread the snow because it is one more thing to shovel along with our mile long sidewalk.
• I have a stack of books (more like 2 and a half but that is still technically a stack) to report on and write something about. It may have to wait until after this weekend but I will get to it.
• I have also realized that there is no way I am going to finished the 30 books and the Bible in 120 days (extended from the 30 books and the Bible in 90 days) and I may just have to give myself an F although that isn’t quite fair as I will still get through about 20 books and good chunk of the Bible in 120 days. So I think I’ll be generous and give myself a “B.”
• I am currently reading “The Myth of a Christian Nation” by Gregory A Boyd. I will add it to the stack and report on it soon.
• Our family attended a Leadership Conference for families with children with disabilities and it was eye opening and challenging on many levels. So far we are one weekend in on five (five weekends over about 7-8 months) and it has taught me a lot about myself and open my eyes to what our lives will be like and the challenges we will face as a family in the coming years/months.
• Over the last several weeks I preached at a church in Warburg and thoroughly enjoyed it. Although I am not a small town guy, it was a great experience to practice and use my gift specifically in a different context.
• I am trying to keep warm in these crazy -20 days but my office is notoriously cold. If you think I am exaggerating, I have to literally wear long-johns to work….crazy!
• Finally, I love my MacBook…the more I use it, the more I love it!

That is my world these last few weeks, sorry I haven’t posted anything lately but I will change that soon. It seems like life goes through seasons at times and I am just in one of those seasons.