I think of all the resolutions, plans, designs, and good intentions that come and go year, after year, after year-- mostly short-lived and useless-- the one thing I woke to this morning that is real and will not be abandoned was a sense of gratitude: My family has arrived at a New Year safe and sound. In a year that, like so many others in this day and age, has come to an end riddled and pockmarked with violence and misfortune, we awoke to our own good health, healthy children, a warm and comfortable home, and never knowing real misfortune, hardship, hunger, or thirst. If it's not asking too much, I'll hope for-- and wish you!-- the same in 2014.
