As we head to a new decade it is common to think how our life was 10 years ago.  Ten years ago 9/11 was unfathomable.  Ten years ago we had a strong, increasing economy. Ten years ago we prepared for all computer systems to crash and a nationwide blackout because the computers would not be able to distinguish between 1900 and 2000.  Ten years ago there was no Curtis and David was still on dialysis.  I worked in the new combined unit of CCU and A3N–going from a novice CCU nurse to an “experienced” critical care nurse.  Jen still lived in Indy and we were able to get together for lunch when we wanted to.  Doug and Amy lived in Evansville.  My parents had already moved to Kentucky, but they came to visit frequently.  Jeremy was still in law school, so I didn’t get to see him much.  Kentucky basketball was still on top, the Colts were still the dolts, the Patriots were a laughing stock of the league, the Red Sox were still cursed.  As we head to this new decade I cannot help but think of all the changes in my live that have occurred in this 10 year period.  I gave birth to our pride and joy.  Jeremy graduated law school and we learned how real the movie “The Firm” was and what really matters in life.  David received the life-saving gift of a kidney from a 19 year old girl in Pennsylvannia named Lori.  I started working as a lung transplant coordinator and my life changed completely.  I emotionally brought my work home with me, for better or worse.  I completed my master’s and became involved in our national organization speaking at the national level about lung transplant.  My dearest friends have moved away leaving a gaping hole in my heart, but God has given me the blessing of additional friends.  The last half of this decade I have seen the loss of family, Grandma, Arnold, and multiple great aunts and uncles.  So as we head into this new decade I will be facing a lot more changes.  My baby boy will soon be heading off to college, and whatever other changes life will bring.  But this I know, God is there through it all.