Dear friends,

I decided to withhold the release of episode 9, deeming it inappropriate after the events that transpired at the Capitol on Jan. 6th. As I pondered what response I could make, what song might more accurately reflect the gravity of the current situation, I soon realized that the best response is simply to continue creating in whatever capacity we are able. Sam Rayburn remarked already over sixty years ago, “Any idiot can kick down a barn, but it takes a carpenter to build one.” So while we have a lot to learn in order to fully understand our current predicament, let’s at least counter destructive forces by choosing creation, by consciously choosing the path of an artisan, by practicing the much more difficult skill of building something up rather than tearing something down. So without further ado, I invite you to sing with me in episode 9, “Let it snow!”:

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