On the day before Christmas Eve, during all the anticipation and the hubbub leading up to the biggest holiday of the year, there was a brief six-minute, day brightener of a story on Minnesota Public Radio. That uplifting story had roots out here that reach back over 150 years, to a time when Norwegian immigrant farmers were settling the far reaches of northwestern Renville County and continues to this day.
January 6th is Epiphany. Epiphany is when Christians celebrate the revealing of God to humanity in human form through Jesus. One of the definitions is the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as symbolized by the Magi in Matthew 2:1–12.
This week we enter the first days of new ownership under CherryRoad Media. It's an exciting time with a lot to accomplish, and probably the most proper way to start a new year. I, myself, have become rather accustomed to January being a quiet month, with not a lot going on, and a lot of focus on the temperatures and snowfall. I find myself creatively stunted and usually start to dream of traveling to new places. However, this year there's a lot to do and it will be a busy month full of activity and new challenges.