Bang….that is the sound of my imaginary starting gun. The race to Christmas begins. My track does not involve Black Friday – I live too far from stores and malls. However, Small Business Saturday is big in a small town, and I will walk to the local stores tomorrow.

The sound I hear calls me to lots of work. In the upcoming weeks: decorating church, youth serve lunch on Santa Day, two baptisms, arranging for Advent candle lighters, Confirmation Class, Christmas programs, special music, and much more. I started a few weeks ago, but the delightful season overtakes my life TODAY! Thankfully, I had my walks in the Autumn woods and am refreshed.

As always, this will affect my blogging time, but I will write often-ish. I will be on the lookout for old-fashioned American tradition, which is abundant in my small, isolated  town. Gotta go for now….the race begins.