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The New York Update, and a New Blog

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Hello? Is anyone there?

🙂

It’s been nearly three months since I last posted here about our upcoming move to New York City. Now that the dust has settled a bit, it’s time to bring you up to speed.

The move to New York went as smoothly as could be expected, but considering the magnitude of it all, it certainly wasn’t without its stress. First of all, we had to purge most of our belongings (especially furniture) because we knew we’d be moving into a dinky apartment and we didn’t know how much would fit in it. Between selling furniture and giving away what we couldn’t sell, during those last couple of days in our home, we literally had one place to sit in the whole house, and no television because the TVs were all packed up. 🙂

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Okay, It’s Finally Time for Some Big News

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So…after many months of hinting that something big was in the proverbial incubator–I’m finally ready to share it with whoever might be left reading this here blog. 🙂 Actually, I’m glad I waited, because the end result wasn’t even what I expected it to be.

We’re actually in our seventh year here in Denver. To say it has been a place of restoration and healing would be an understatement. The Wild One frequently tells people that Denver has added 15 years to our life. She has found her voice as an artist, The Director has made two short films here and written his first full-length script, and for the first time in I-don’t-know-how-long, I actually love the process of making music. (That could be a blog post all its own, but maybe later.)

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An Unusual Christmas

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Christmas has always been my favorite time of year. Some years have been abundant, some lean, some more stressful than others. But something in my heart has always resonated with the fact that despite the mixed history of Christmas (and mixed feelings about it today); despite it being basically a made-up Christian alternative to pagan solstice celebrations; despite the fact that there’s only a 1-in-365 chance that Jesus was actually born on December 25; despite the over-commercialism of modern times, and despite the now-political-incorrectness of it; despite all that, the Christmas season is still a special time. It’s still a time of year when people attach more weight to the non-tangible qualities of compassion, love and hope (some more than others, but still). Just the very appearance of holiday decorations, and the emergence of the same old Christmas songs–these things remind us that something’s different, special. And it’s still a time when we believers reflect on just how significant it was that God sent His Son into the world.

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Silencing the Menace of Fear

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Is anyone still here? 🙂

And before I know it, it’s been over four months since I’ve written anything on this here blog. And after I teased all three of you that something big was coming. 🙂  Sorry about that.

Something big IS coming from me, and a lot of why I haven’t said anything here lately is that besides being exceptionally busy, this has turned out to be much bigger than I thought, and has required a bit more incubation. But I won’t leave you hanging. I’ll share about it very soon.

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Reclaiming Christmas (No, Not the Way You Think)

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jeff oceanIt’s Christmas Eve, and you’ll never guess where I am.

But let me back up a minute.

My family has been on a bit of a quest to reclaim Christmas. Not in the sense of “put Christ back in Christmas” like all the angry folks who feel like their nativity scenes are under attack by the secularists and the interfaith people. (Besides, if you go back far enough in history, turns out WE were the ones who superimposed Christ into “Christmas” in the first place. But I digress…)

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On the Verge: Just a Glimpse (For Those Interested)

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Categories: General, How I am

For those who are following my personal journey…it’s time for a quick break from my usual ramblings to share a little bit of current personal news.

I mentioned several weeks ago that my family and I have been feeling like we are “on the verge” of something new with regard to our particular gifts. I also mentioned a couple of weeks ago in this post about timing that I was eyeballing a new opportunity, the details of which I was not ready to disclose. I’m now ready to share just a bit of it.

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The Elusive Variable of Time (part 1?)

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I’m not sure where this is going to go–I just know if I follow this thread to the end, it will probably involve several posts. So bear with me while I find my way and figure out whether this is a “thing” worth exploring.

I’ve been thinking about the concept of time and the role it plays in our lives, in our theology, and in our sense of destiny. (I know–I spend too much time thinking. How spacey can a guy get?)

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Thoughts On Fear and Trust

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Forgive me if this post, along with the last, seem a bit too introspective. I’m in the midst of processing a lot of things internally, and writing about it seems to be therapeutic for me. As I said a few weeks ago, this has become my journal of sorts, but I also figure that blogging about it gives the opportunity for others who might be feeling the same things to find something to help them on their own journey–and if that happens, it’s worth being a little bit vulnerable. So if you get bored with people rambling on about their internal emotions and feelings, feel free to skip this post. 🙂

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I Actually Said Some Cool Stuff

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Categories: General, Meanderings (look it up)

One of the more ironic things about me (please don’t laugh) is that before I began blogging, I never thought of myself as a journal-writer. I thought I didn’t really like to journal about because it was time consuming and I felt I had better things to do.

This self-deception was put to rest when a few years ago we were going through some stuff in storage, and The Wild One pulled out a box full of steno pads I’d filled with notes, most of which I’d never looked at since I’d written in them.

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Balancing a Thirst For Significance with Great Expectations

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I’m a little hesitant to write this post, mostly because I’m concerned it will sound a bit narcissistic. But please understand that I’m just writing it to process some thoughts, and to let others in on it just in case others feel the same way, and perhaps can relate it to their own story.

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