December 9 will live as a new day in infamy. Yesterday a lone gunman attacked out church after the 2nd morning service had let out. Although one of our security guards shot and killed him, it was only after he had killed one and wounded several people. One them died last night, the others are expected to make a full recovery.

Our son Daniel was in the building when this all happened, and we are very grateful to the staff that rushed through the buildings to evacuate everyone. He seems to be handling it all very well, and has made contact with his many close friends who were also on site at the time.

Little is known about the person who did this or why. I'm sure that as the facts unfold, we'll all have a better understanding of the situation. I am convinced that even this will not weaken our resolve as a church, as a community, and as a family, to live our lives without fear, to continue to be faithful in service to God and our fellow man, and not let tragedy define us.

We were not at the 2nd service because we had attended the early service. I had the opportunity to be working with some out of town clients on Saturday and again on Sunday. Todays photo was taken of one of the houses we viewed on Sunday in Black Forest. While I did not get a Pikes Peak shot yesterday, it was such a spectacularly beautiful day in the forest that I had to at least get a picture of the house and trees in the fresh snow.

The weather was kind of typical winter storm, with a little freezing drizzle and fog at the beginning to make it interesting. Many of our snow storms end as this one did, with incredible blue skies and a fairy land of light snow on the trees afterward. More snow is expected tonight and tomorrow, and the ski resorts are finally really getting their due.