Saturday night, upon our return to our hotel, we walked a few blocks to Rockefeller Center to take a look at this year's Christmas tree. It's huge and beautiful!
I learned, as was cleverly expressed in this past Sunday's New York Times by a New Yorker who frequently walks, that the City is over-run this time of year by many visitors who come to shop, see shows, wander along taking in the holiday decorations in department store windows, and especially to visit Rockefeller Center. The weekend we were there proved to us just how crowded it can be as people seemed to be pouring out of Grand Central Station as we passed by.
On a much more serious note, as we reflect on the terrible events in Newtown, Connecticut this past weekend, we pray that our country will gather from all quarters the resolve to improve our laws as they pertain to guns, particularly semi-automatic firearms, as well as the laws that affect care and services provided to individuals and families overcome by mental illness/brain disorders. Here in Arizona, legislators had the wisdom to put in place Title 36. It's not perfect but the law does offer individuals and families a means of getting help.
May everyone have a blessed Holiday Season and a New Year full of hope and happiness!
