Goodbye 2010...

As I sit here on the eve of a brand new year, I am reflecting on 2010 and how happy I am to see it go!  I think about the moments I remember most about the year.  The loss of a dear friend's baby at 10 days old.  The loss of hope that Paul would ever get a job and almost losing everything we had worked for.  Evicting our renter and wondering if we would ever recover emotionally and financially from the damage left behind. 

For the past few days all I have been able to think about was the gas leak explosion of a local furniture store.  I was at work when it happened and our office (2 miles away) felt the explosion.  At the time we didn't know what had happened and thought something happened to our building.  I watched the news and prayed that the three employees in the store when it happened would be found alive.  The owner was rescued and was in critical condition.  I checked the news website every few minutes throughout the day for updates.  When the last 2 victims bodies were removed from the building, I cried.  I think it has to be my most defining moment of 2010.  As I sat with tears running down my cheeks, I vowed to kiss my kids every morning and hold them extra tight.  The employees of the furniture store didn't know that that would be saying goodbye for the last time. 

I want to remember the good times, but as I sit here I can only remember the sad ones.  Here's hoping that when I look back at 2011 I will remember the happy moments first.

Wishing you the best in the new year...

HAPPY 2011