Forget October, what about November and December?

Hey guys so sorry parents and visitors for being such a lame blogger the last few weeks it has been a very crazy/sad/happy time for me and my family the last month or so! It all started the Monday after Trunk or Treat when I got the call that my dad was in the hospital and not doing very well, he had been diagnosed with lung cancer just the week before and was going in for a biopsy on the cancer, when he crashed and it was found out he had suffered a stroke the Halloween weekend prior. He went on to be with the Lord on November the 14th.
So take the first two weeks of November from me and then I get back and come down with the flu that took another week from me and that left me the last month to play catch up on a very busy time here in church life.............enough said on all that except............if you ever get the chance to be in the presence of, hold the hand of a believer as they close their eyes here on this earth for the last time and then open them in eternity with Jesus........do it! I have never been so sad in my life only to feel such joy come upon me, that whole "joy of the Lord" thing really hit me how powerful and real it is! Sigh.........man I could go on and on from here but will just limit this to a few thousand words and move on!
Things here in the elem world at TPCC have never been better, for the last few weeks I have had the chance on Sunday mornings to sneak in and listen in on our small groups as they meet after our corporate worship times and I am amazed at the depth of love and care our adult mentors have for our kids here! We have some exciting things coming up the first of the year with Superstart www.ciy/superstart.com coming to town here in early Feb and then having Yancy www.yancynotnancy.com sticking around to minister to our kids on Sunday Feb 7th in both our morning services. And I cannot wait to see what else God has for us in 2010 I feel so blessed to be here in the Zone right now with the kids and adults we have and know you and your kids do not want to miss a Sunday!
Well I am gonna bolt, still have lots of catching up to do, and want again to wish all of you the Merriest of Christmases as we worship the birth of our risen Savior Jesus Christ! He so rocks!
Later dudes, peeps, people of the world!
Darren