Forty plus years in our two-story house
Eighty-three years alive for me
Eighty-six for my husband
Two adult children launched
Ten grandchildren to watch grow
Two past fulfilling careers
Ten o’clock bedtimes
One car to share
Two of us needed to carry groceries home
One new year with multiplying possibilities

Miriam Stein is a social worker, advocacy consultant, and author of Make Your Voice Matter With Lawmakers: No Experience Necessary. Her writings have appeared in local and national publications, including 50wordstories.com. See more at makeyourvoicematter.com.