Circle of Life

I am fortunate to live on a street where most everyone is like a large family and we have all known each other for almost six years. Its actually quite remarkable as we have celebrated most holidays and many birthdays together, and sometimes on a very large scale. This afternoon we were at a baby shower celebrating the nearing arrival of a new neighbor while all of us are painfully aware that another dear neighbor is in hospice care and nearing the end of life.