Only a couple days into 2011 my work approved my leave of absence to go to Israel in the fall. From there the framework of the year was set as I applied, was accepted, and continued with preparations. As I begin 2012, I’m lost as to what may happen. I had hoped to get some greater sense of direction for my life while I was gone. Instead, I feel reassured to continue with where I left off before I departed. Last night, we finally got some long overdue snow. I woke up this morning to see the world coated with […]