This Christmas is going to be different than the last several. We (meaning my immediate family) are going to be at home with just us. In years past, we have always had at least my parents with us and usually several other members of our extended family. Not that I am complaining. It's just going to be different.

It's funny how as we age and as our kids get older how Christmas takes on a different hue. It is more a time of contemplation than anticipation.

I wonder what God is up to in all this?

As you can tell, I got a new lens for my camera so will hopefully be posting lots of pictures. Trying to understand how to do a slide show on this post so stay tuned. Should have lots of time to experiment living here in the frozen north. It's not even Christmas yet and we have almost 20 inches of snow already. I hate winter.

New

New

What is new

under the sun?

Everything is new

under the Son.

The old is old

and the new is new.

As far as the east

is from the west.

Jesus I confess to you

the sins of years past

As I confess to you

the sins of seconds past.

Please, remember them no more.

I have been reading a lot of John Eldredge lately. If you've never heard of him or haven't read any of his stuff, I would encourage you to check him out. Some of his books are, Wild at Heart, The Sacred Romance, and Fathered by God.

I am currently reading Fathered by God. One quote from it is, God is a God of process. We get to wanting everything instantly nowdays. As he says in his book, we even have to have somebody make our coffee for us and we want it NOW.

In other words, everyones life is a story. We need to live our lives as a story not as some formula. Life has a way of not going exactly the way we would like it to go. We need to believe that we have a Father that will guide is the the Way.