I’ve been taking a much-deserved (in my own mind!) break over the Christmas season and thought I would post a few thoughts here regarding the end of the year and the one to come. I love Christmas and am always sad when the season comes to a close. Yet in the end of the season, there is new hope for the coming year. I’m not one to celebrate the new year much, as to me it’s just a continuation of the cycle of life. It’s also a reminder that I’m now a year older! Even though there is still a lot of winter to endure (anyone acquainted with me knows…