It was a cold, but beautiful New Year"s Day. Georgia pulled her scarf a little tighter around her neck to block out the chill of the wind that blew in over the ocean. She observed the crowd of about two hundred people circling a beach fire. A man with a guitar was strumming and singing, What a Beautiful World. Some of the people sang along, other"s closed their eyes while swaying to the music. Others cried softly.
What a Beautiful WorldGeorgia watched Shelby and Kaela walk hand-in-hand towards the fire. Shelby leaned forward and threw a white card into the fire pit. The two girls stood side-by-side with their arms around each other, watching it burn. They had been a family for four months now. How the girls have grown. Soon they"ll be turning seven. She felt Sean"s arm slip across her sho
