happy new year...and some other days

No updates during the month of December, so here's a quick recap:
A couple of great trips to Portland including a 6 day trip for Christmas that was spent with family and friends (and girlfriend, until she left for Tennessee to be with her family), a great month to be a Blazers fan, a few snow filled days, and bringing in the new year with good friends and Jesus (also a good friend).
January already has been memorable in its first week with the hurricane force wind storm that uprooted trees and left many, including myself, without power for up to a couple of days for some. This next week will also be memorable, in a more positive way, as John Mark and Sarah McMillan will be here with their band for a week doing various events including this weekends big youth conference event. It'll be great.