Farewell 2015, Hello 2016
(If you don't feel like reading everything, just read the end. That's where the real message lies) Each time the year ticks over people world wide take stock in their lives. What have they accomplished? What have they seen? Some people also make resolutions for the year to come. Some will swear to diet, others to be kind, and others to give up habits that have plagued them for years. I am no different than most people. So, let's reflect on 2015. The start of the year brought about pain and sadness. Most days I still feel the aftershocks of the loss of a dear friend. I still her her saying, with a laugh behind her words, "Oh Irate" the way she did when something awesome, fun, kind, or funny happened. I also lost my Great Aunt Franny . She was, along with her sisters and their families, a big part of my childhood. She was also my mother's Godmother, so you can imagine how Mum took it. As a community and world we cope with losses every day. In 201...