many apologies and Merry Christmas

I've lagged in my duties the past week -- holiday activity, as well as some craziness at work, has kept me from being too active as a blogger. I can't promise anything over the next few days, so I'll leave you with my favorite verse from my favorite Christmas hymn:

For lo! the days are hastening on,
By prophets seen of old,
When with
the ever-circling years
Shall come the time foretold,
When the new
heaven and earth shall own
The Prince of Peace, their King,
And the
whole world send back the song
Which now the angels sing.