Dear Friends, My daughter face timed me last week and the first thing I noticed was the Christmas tree. Just so you don’t feel behind (or offended that she broke an unwritten rule of ‘no Christmas before Thanksgiving’), all the decorations were not complete. She assured me it was the first phase. My point is this: I experienced a visible reminder of the season of arrival, or advent. As a church musician, my mind immediately went to the added preparation, practice  and service playing ahead in...