I can't believe another year is drawing to a close, and our Christmas celebrations are winding down. We have had some lovely family times, and unexpected moments of reflections. For instance, on Christmas Eve we were supposed to have our family Christmas dinner prior to church services. The morning of the 24th we woke to find no power. In fact, a very large section of mid-Michigan did not have power, though for some reason the center of town did! Hoping for the best, we lit candles (since we have gotten our fabulous puppy we have been getting up earlier than usual) and lit the gas stove to make tea. With the advent of the iPad and Kindle we could read for a while, while calling Consumers Power to try and get a handle on how long we might not have power. And the day slowly moved forward. It became apparent we would not have power back that day, and maybe for another day or two on top of that. With an unexpectedly warm December, the reason for no power was