2015 is Now Nearly Over—Looking Back, Looking Ahead

We’re coming down to the end of the year—and what a year it has been, at least for me.

While I hadsome really great experiences personally and professionally during the first part of the year, the last several months have been challenging, to say the least. My father’s illness and subsequent passing not only caused me much grief but also made itnearly impossible for me to turn to what had always been a source of strength: writing.

At first, I hadbarely enough time and energy to do my work (i....