Holiday Season

As we enter the holiday season I want you to take a minute to think about how lucky we all are. You all know about Lisa and the pain her family is feeling this week and I also had the misfortune of dealing with being notified we have a 7 year old student that has been diagnosed with Leukemia. This family was going along happy and healthy just a few days ago and a "well" visit led to a terrible diagnosis. We never know when or how our lives will be turned upside down so take time over this break to spend quality time with your loved ones. I am challenging each of you to make three commitments for the holiday break. I will be committing to do the following:
1. Put away my graduate work do take the new puppy and the kids to the park at least twice over break.
2. Put away the laptop and stop answering e-mails for at least two nights that I will spend doing quality family stuff (great descriptor I know).
3. Do at least two kind things for strangers without looking for a thank you or recognition.

That is what I plan to do between all of my homework and my Antioch work, what will you do? I hope you all enjoy the well deserved break and you get to see family and friends. Tell them you love them (even the ones that are hard to love) because you never know when life will throw you a curve-ball. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all:)

PS Come back well rested and ready for the stretch run.