Testing resilience

摘要

We all have those years when we are deeply challenged personally and professionally. For me, 2012 was that year! My personal challenge was the decline and death of my 100-year-old mother-in-law. Widowed when my husband was 9 years old, she was a feisty, independent woman who owned and managed a neighborhood tavern until she was 80 years old. She was my best friend and confidant for the 21 years that she lived in our home and she contributed mightily to the raising of our daughters.