As I try to sum up and write the last few pages in the "Year 2012" chapter of my life, I have discovered that it just isn't as simple as that.
The tsunami of emotions resonating off the tornadoes, hurricanes and wildfires going on around me makes me feel as if there is no end in sight. I have little reminders strategically placed around my apartment - the apartment I am preparing to vacate - reminding me to "breathe", "forgive", "believe" and have "faith".
This year, on Christmas Eve day, my house was filled to the brim with young adults: my sons Hunter, Connor and Matthew; Matthew's son Xavier; and Xavier's mom, Monica. My mom and step dad also joined us. I felt as though I was on the outside looking in...
(This is a post I wrote on December 26, 2012 and for whatever reason never published.)
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