A Very Good Year

As I look back on this past year, for the first time in many years, no part of my year was filled with bad memories. For so many years we battled infertility and loss. Years before that were filled with being so tight on money we didn't know if we would have money to fill our gas tanks. And now I have an entire year filled with happiness, prosperity (by our meager measures), family, children, love and joy. The year has not bee devoid of sadness. People around me have suffered losses. Losses of family, losses of their children, losses of their health, losses of their careers and losses of wealth. The economy has been hard on so many. I pray that for next year those I love are happy, healthy and successful. Here's to another great year for my family, my friends and all of you!