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12/19/06 

We had a great time at the Merion Tribute House for our annual holiday concert. The intermission’s charity auction raised over a thousand dollars again this year for Camp Dreamcatcher with donated  items like acting classes from Philadelphia’s own Mike Lemon Casting, a signed baseball from the Phillies’ “head banger” Aaron Rowand, a striking portrait of Woody Guthrie by Arkansas painter Daryl Doyal, and an in-home massage from Camp Dreamcatcher’s perennial volunteer guardian angel, therapist Sheryl Goldberg. My thanks to The Tribute House, Toni Nolek and everyone who makes this such a special night for us each year!

I’ve been recently reflecting on ” the kingdom”. You know- the one that scripture tells us is at hand, the one that Christmas actually celebrates, the one that folks of  all faiths are looking toward?  What if it arrives – not like a violent storm -or  rapture - but instead like a season, with one human heart at a time opening like a blossom to the sun? It’s not such a weird idea really… Think about it as you drive around out in the holiday traffic today, as you nod or smile to the folks you walk by on the sidewalk or in the store. You can almost see the one’s who get it… the ones who are already opening…  

I sure wish everyone a joyful holiday season and a chance to spend some time with the people that mean the most to you in this world.

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