-ber! it's cold in herr...

...therr must be samting in the atmospherr.

high school girl scout friends used to share the story about how some weird troop from some other school loved to sing that song that way. but anyway,

the -ber months are here. watching spit last tuesday, it was gabe mercado who first pointed it out and the signs are a-here. the december breeze, i used to text people. telling them how Christmas is here.

in a lot of good ways it is. as it has always been.
the family is good. the second family here in manila is too.
and there are a gazillion things to look forward to.

but what's nice about the december breeze
is how there's more reason to be together
and share the heat.

that months after doing what you've figured out to do
you slow down and feel the breeze

for what it is
and for what it brings.


a prayer that your Christmas season may be a good one.