Tis the season

I love the holiday season, but this year is different on several levels. This will be the first year in a very long time that Tara and I will not be making the epic journey across the south from Texas to Florida. I will not miss that experience.
This will be the first Holiday season without my dad. I will miss him. A godly father's influence is so powerful. I miss him on so many levels. I still can bring myself to delete his cell phone from my phone. I want to talk to him so badly and seeing his name in my phone book brings me some level of comfort.
This will be our first holiday season with the new church family. It will be fun watching them respond to the good news of Jesus and see them discover a new way to view the season.
This will be our first holiday season away from our Texas family. I loved the season in Texas with the great music and folks who I have loved and led.
This will be my first holiday season of blogging! I am want to spend the next few weeks sharing with you the insights of how God came to rescue us. Let's experience the wonder of Christmas together.