I work through this Christmas, just as I have the majority of holidays over the last 15 years.I won't be with family and there won't be a special meal & spirits. Christmas for me is absent of such things, but rich with much more.
Christmas for me is the period at the end of a year of gifts and this past year will go down as one of the best of my life.
Sharing with dozens of classmates over the last year has brought me so much joy. Caring for my wonderful client's children and pets has been more than rewarding, they've brought a flavor to my life that had been missing for nearly a decade. My continued service to the community of Speedway, Indiana has gifted me gratitude. Thank you.
Those of you that have suffered a loss this year, my hope for you in 2010 that you continue to heal your broken hearts and find comfort in the people around you.
My wish for all of you this Christmas and for the new year:
If these times have battered you, step away and seek out the opportunity to help someone else. Don't concentrate on what you lack, but on what you have to offer others. Act on someone's need and encourage those you help to pay it forward. I PROMISE, in short time, if you look over your shoulder, there will be someone coming up behind you to offer you a hand.
Near the end of 2010, let's all meet in Fenton for our 30th class reunion as old friends.
Merry Christmas and a joyous new year,
Wendy