2008 will be remembered by most people as a bad year. Personally, it pretty much sucked for Kelli and I as well. I had an accident in January that left me off work for three months with the accompanying financial stress a five-day stay in the hospital can bring. While Kelli did become certified to teach in 2008, the stress it introduced into her life was tremendous.
The US and European economies slid down a steep slope in 2008---and we don't know if we've hit the bottom yet. The war in Afghanistan is heating up as we wind down our presence in Iraq. The nation is as divided politically as it has not been since the Civil War.
Yet, we are still here. I still have faith in the resilience of the American people. We may be richer and fatter than we've ever been, but underneath the gilded surface I believe we are made of the same stuff that allowed this place to become the greatest nation on Earth. I hope this core of our national being begins to show itself in 2009. Happy New Year.
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