Not Advisable

January 1st, 2011, Mark and I rang in the New Year at the Holocaust Museum.

We had been told it was not for kids (this is a understatement, i don't think it's even for teenagers..)  We had an opportunity to do it yesterday after we dropped my parents off at the airport in Baltimore.

It was haunting, horrifying, depressing,... but real. really real. it was very important to walk through it and remember where "we" have been, and how we intend to go forward.  i don't regret going at all. we rang the new year in with much awareness. we were able to reflect on the importance of the value of life, EVERY LIFE; young, old, born, un-born, ill, healthy, sane, in-sane, "good", "bad", fit, un-fit, pure, un-pure, white, black, yellow, orange, green, etc...etc.. :) the minute, the second, we forget that every breath and every heart beat of every person is a gift from our Creator God, we jeopardize every decision we make.

I don't intend to ring in my new year this way next year ;) but i purpose to not forget the way that i felt yesterday; January 1st, 2011.

~s