As I sit here contemplating the roads we have walked this year and the horizons we hope to see in the New Year my thoughts go astray to each individual that has touched my life this year. My wish for each of you is that in this new year you will find peace and contentment, that you will each reach out to someone new in your lives and give them a helping hand with absolutely no thought of recompense, that you will heal any old hurts that have passed through your lives that are unresolved, that you will smile at strangers and hug the people you know and love, that you will say "I love you" often and with sincerity. I wish for you the opportunity to point out the sparkle of the stars to a child that is afraid of the dark, and the opportunity to open a door for an elderly or assist them across the street. I wish for you the ability to drop a handful of change into a homeless persons hand with no thought of what they may do with it, knowing that it's not their deeds that are important, but yours. I hope that each and every one of you have the opportunity to work with someone that needs a "ME attitude" turned into an "US attitude". Because in wishing these things for your new year, and striving to meet these small goals I know you will receive the serenity that will fulfill your lives. Each of you have touched my life in various ways and I am ever so thankful that you have come into my life, to encourage me to keep striving, to keep going, to do what no one else wants to do, to comfort me in MY time of need. I truly thank you for this, you've made my life so much fuller and so much more enjoyable. It doesn't matter if we are serious in looking for our ancestors, or if we are joking around just having fun, my life has been richer because of you. THANK YOU. And I hope I have added at least a small degree of happiness to your life also. I look forward to working with each one of you in the new year and hope we can help each other, regardless of the need. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL, Karen