Happy 2021

 With so many posts on social media blasting 2020 as the worst year in history, Doug and I had decided to count out blessings instead.  Yes, 2020 had been tough on the Heinisch family.  Brett had lost a job.  Meg had her freshmen year at IU cut short.  Cameron had spent more time at home than he would have preferred and Cal missed out on his graduation from IU as well as all of the senior fun.  Doug's reduction in salary due to the pandemic was a blow to our budget as well and made for a few challenging months.  

Even with all of these inconveniences and difficulties that our family faced, Doug and I both realized that 2020 could have been so much worse.  Watching the death counts rise, the unemployment numbers increase and the closing of multiple businesses made us even more thankful for our family.  This year we had spent more time together either in person, on the phone or via text messages than any other since Brett started high school.   We had added a fire pit and projector to our home and enjoyed countless bonfires and movie nights over the past year.  Crafting had become a hobby for Meg and I and Cal and Cam played more golf this summer than they had in any previous ones.  Meg did finally get to return to IU and Cal was able to study for and pass two of his CPA tests with his extra time.  Cam had a fantastic fall tennis season.  Brett replaced his lost job with a new career at a company that he thoroughly loved and found new ways to hang out with his friends while still social distancing.  Doug's workload increased keeping him busy through the end of the year and in his downtime he worked on increasing his cooking knowledge.  I learned to play the piano with both hands and appreciated every moment that I stayed healthy in 2020.  We do not know what 2021 will bring.  We pray for good health as the year starts and a hope that the positives that we found in a challenging year will only continue into the next.