Time Flies, But Hope Does Not

Time Flies, But Hope Does Not
Time Flies, But Hope Does Not

ALAN’S ANECDOTES

Christmas has come quickly this year. I’ve learned to recognize that if I blink after Thanksgiving, it will be New Year’s Day, but it still feels like Christmas has snuck up on me this year. But as I think about it, the whole year has been like that.

Last year after Christmas, Beth noticed a lump that turned out to be cancer. Our new year took a trajectory that we didn’t expect or w…