The toys have been put away for another year.  I’m not sure what next year will bring. I have hopes that 2017 will be easier.  It’s funny how every year yields itself to different challenges and feelings. This is going to be a year I will never forget.  I met some really great people who have just been dealt a bad hand. I met proud people who would only take just what they needed.  I met people who would not have had Christmas if not for the help. People who have lost loved ones during the year and just wanted to feel something other than pain.  I hope they all know as I sit here tonight that they are being thought about at this very minute.  I will remember tonight to pray for all those families.