As I ramp up to fulfill my resolution to blog more frequently this year (don’t you love the verb “to blog”?), I thought I’d go for two consecutive days. It’s a start.

My friend Renee gave me a page-a-day calendar for my birthday, and its theme is friendship. The January 2 quotation is so apropos to my experiences of the past year—thanks to those of you who have embodied this in my life:

“Show me a friend who will weep with me; those who will laugh with me I can find myself.” —Slavic proverb

I am grateful for the shared tears and the shared laughter. Thank you all, for both.