What I learned: This past year was one in which I learned a lot professionally and personally. In my personal life, I have learned the need for hobbies, close friends, and the importance of reading. This past year, I have enjoyed a few hobbies of cooking and baking that helped me understand the simple and basic things that are needed within life. I enjoyed the hobby of gardening in which I was blessed with a bountiful harvest of beets, potatoes, green beans and peas. The beets were canned and given away to family to enjoy. I took the potatoes and gave them to neighbors and family. As I shared the gifts that I had been given, I was reminded to be doing this within every aspect of my life. The other vegetables, I froze and have used them in meals and am constantly reminded of how God cares for me and works with me in caring for the world. Professionally, i learned a great deal that I am still reflecting upon. I started out this year, in whic...