As the year winds down, I can’t help but think that I’ve been beyond blessed in ‘07. I signed with a wonderful agent, made some fabulous new friends, and ‘08 promises all sorts of excitement. I hope you met all your goals for the year, and are excited about the new one to come.

I don’t have a lot to say at the moment, and this is my “off” time, where I don’t talk about myself or put myself in the spotlight more than I must. Everybody needs time to recharge — well, this is mine. So I won’t bore you with talk about what I ate for dinner today, or what I did with my family.

But this is what I ask of you: take some time to think about what you want most out of life. Do you have it? Then say thank you in whatever way is most meaningful to you. And if you don’t, how can you go about getting what you want? Maybe you need to figure out what that is, first. If you need advice, need to vent, or need a friendly, impartial ear here at the holidays, I’m listening. If not, that’s cool too.

Finally, I can’t wrap this up without announcing my big winner. I can’t tell you how touched and flattered I was by the response y’all gave to my contest. 150 comments? Holy crap! I think that might be a record. In the end, it was a close race, but LAURA J. wanted it most. She needs to email me with her address. I’ll head over to the post office later today and mail out prizes.

I wish you all the brightest season, the best of everything, and a rip-roaring New Year. I’ll see you, dear readers, in ‘08.