holiday season is going full speed ahead.

well, thanksgiving is over and now the stretch until Christmas. in some ways it's my favorite time of year, in others....not so much....the crazy traffic and shopping madness i can do without. i'm in a much more frugal place (by necessity) anyways, so it shouldn't affect me too much i hope.

last night, my wife helped my kids do some decorating around the apartment it was awesome....it's looking good, but what was even more awesome was it gave me a break to sit down with the guitar and bust out with some Christmas carols. 'away in a manger, silent night, go tell it on the mountain, joy to the world, etc....' i love those songs and i love to do them with just me and my guitar....nylon string of course....

the words invoked in me a sense of hope and peace again, as they should. they tell of the One who came, who meets our deepest need, and who will never leave us or forsake us.

i'll be going over these songs for the next few weeks....gladly. i think i'm gonna do some Christmas music for my church's Christmas eve service.

i've also been doodling and letting some quirky ideas pass through my brain.....

this is not altogether unusual, but last week i had some concerts to do at the children's museum of phoenix. my gosh, i love doing those concerts. i feel so 'at home.' i don't try to bust out with songs to 'wow' the kids, rather i do good kids' songs that are familiar to them in most cases....to foster an atmosphere of participation and i love it!!! they sing, they move, they dance, they raise their hands and answer my questions, sometimes....they laugh.

anyways, it brings out the playful side of me and i like that. this world needs more of that. so, as a result of that it has caused me to think of some new possible ideas for a blog (or revamping this one), some music videos, and artwork....

oh, and stay tuned, i'll post some photos of the three concerts i did last week....after i harass my honey to send me some more photos ;)