It would have been nice to have money to finally pay off the rest of the debt from my surviving cancer. It is a priceless blessing; however, I don't think the medical profession felt that way. They were able to come up with some numbers (smile).

If I could have one Christmas wish I wouldn't use it on wanting money. It would be wonderful and give me enormous opportunities for choices BUT my wish would be that my family would embrace forgiveness.

Thankfully, God doesn't judge us on individual actions. He looks at the sum of our life. His son Jesus Christ while dying on the Cross asked that we be forgiven.

My fear is that it will take the death of a loved one before everyone unites and truly forgives each other and moves forward. We were blessed with free will and as a result we make mistakes and bad choices. That same free will gives us the ability to forgive ourselves and others and move forward to become a better version of ourselves.

Family is precious. Sometimes it seems we give more leeway, benefit of the doubt and understanding to friends. My wish is that the world would choose forgiveness. It is a choice.

I am a work in progress. As 2013 comes to a close and the wonderful possibilities of 2014 are on the horizon, I am thrilled and curious to see what my life adventure has in store for me.