As we move closer to this very special holiday, I am filled with hope.  Although I know it is a time of year that is difficult for many, in my darkest times I reach for hope…  the very reason for this season. When it feels like nothing is going right in my life I look at my priorities.  Often I find that I am getting in my own way.  I go back to my number one priority, my faith.  I let go of control and leave it to faith. During the dark times, the only way out for me…