Another year has come and almost gone. It’s been a hard year for us all. It’s time to review the ups and downs of the year 2012. And to restore our hope, our beliefs. Merry X’mas and Happy New Year! Faith! View more of my slides: http://bit.ly/slidesigner

1. 20
MOMENTS
that
WARM
YOUR HEART

2. Another year has come and gone.
And it’s been a HARD year for US all!

3. The cruise ship Costa Concordia lies stricken off the shore of the
JAN
Italian island of Giglio. The ship struck a rock and turned on its
13 side on January 13, killing 32 people from eight countries.

4. Anders Behring Breivik arrives for his court hearing in Oslo, Norway. He
FEB was sentenced to 21 years in prison on August 24 for killing 77 people in
06 two terror attacks in Norway in 2011. Eight people died in a bombing in
Oslo, while 69 young people were shot to death on nearby Utoya island.

5. Buddhist monks offer prayers for victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and
MAR tsunami at Kitaizumi beach in Minamisoma, Fukushima prefecture, some 25 km
11 (15 miles) from the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
March 10, 2012, a day before the disaster's one-year anniversary.

6. A Sudan Armed Forces soldier lies dead in a pool of oil next to a leaking oil
APR facility. He had engaged in heavy fighting with Sudan People's Liberation Army
17 troops from South Sudan.

7. A young girl looks over the Doro refugee camp in South Sudan in May. More
MAY than 500,000 people have fled from Sudan into South Sudan as a result of the
7 ongoing conflict between the two states.

8. Protesters run for cover as police arrive to disperse a rally demanding human
JUN rights reforms in the village of Buri, south of Bahrain's capital, Manama. A court
27 in Bahrain sentenced prominent activist Nabeel Rajab to three years in prison
in August "for participating in illegal rallies and gatherings."

9. Visitors gather and pray around a cross erected at a memorial set up across the
JUL street from the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. James Holmes is
28 suspected of killing 12 people and injuring 58 others during a shooting
rampage on July 20 at a screening of "The Dark Knight Rises."

10. Seriously. This guy came out from nowhere, and made history. And DISASTER, too.
AUG

11. A rescue worker carries a child in Yiliang County, China. At least 80 people were
SEP killed and more than 800 others were injured after two earthquakes jolted
9 southwest China.

12. Taxis sit in a flooded lot in Hoboken, New Jersey, after Superstorm Sandy
OCT devastated the region. The storm slammed ashore near Atlantic City, New
30 Jersey, after forming in the Caribbean and sweeping northward, killing 182
people from Haiti to Canada.

13. Men on motorcycles drag the body of a man through the streets of Gaza City.
NOV The men dragging the body claimed it was the body of a collaborator and an
20 Israeli spy. Hamas and Israel agreed to a cease-fire on November 21 after eight
days of round-the-clock warfare.

14. State police personnel lead children away from Sandy Hook Elementary School
DEC in Newtown, Connecticut. A gunman killed 18 children and six adults at the
14 school before he died; two more children died later at a hospital.

15. DEC
21 End of the World!

16. DEC
21 Just kidding. It’s a movie!

17. Really! It’s that bad!?

18. It’s time to restore
your faith in humanity!

19. #1
The parents who made their son's wheelchair into
the best halloween costume ever

20. #2
The terminally ill man
who loves receiving
mail... and got more
than he ever expected
Scott Widak has Down syndrome
and suffers from liver disease, and
he loves receiving mail. His
nephew Sean posted his P.O. Box
on Reddit and the site's users
responded with hundreds of
letters, packages, and gifts.
via Mashable

22. #3
A kind stranger who stopped a day from
being ruined via imgur

23. #4
The doctor who
offered free medical
care after Hurricane
Sandy
via shortformblog

24. #5
And the people that helped out any way that they could.
via facebook

25. via reddit

26. via twitter

27. Hospital employees make a human chain passing
containers of fuel up 13 flights of stairs to the backup
generator at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. via facebook

28. #6
The police officer
who bought shoes
for a barefoot
homeless man
“Right when I was about to approach,
one of your officers came up behind
him. The officer said, ‘I have these size
12 boots for you, they are all-weather.
Let’s put them on and take care of
you.’ The officer squatted down on
the ground and proceeded to put
socks and the new boots on this man.
The officer expected NOTHING in
return and did not know I was
watching.
via facebook

29. #7
The amazing couple
who stuck together
through unbelievable
odds
via timdoddphotography

33. #8
These candidates for parents of the year
via dailymail

34. #9 The man who comforts the old dog that saved his life
When John Unger had suicidal thoughts after a breakup, it was his dog Schoep who
brought him back from the brink. This photograph shows Unger cradling his friend in
lake Superior to soothe the dog's arthritis.
via johnschoep

35. #10
The football star who
gives children in need a
shopping spree each
year
This is a receipt for
$19,000 in toys.

36. #11
The famous rugby player who visited his
biggest fan in the hospital
via imgur

37. #12
The bros who worked
together to save a cat

38. #13
The young girl who
loves her dog
unconditionally
via twentytwowords

39. #14
The woman who kept a homeless man dry during a downpour
via blogspot

40. #15
The Disney security guard who is amazing at his job
“This would be a man that loves going to work and does not dread it the night
before. Upon entering the Magic Kingdom, one of the security guards said to the girl
“Excuse me Princess, can I have your autograph.” I could see that the book was filled
with children’s’s scribbles as the guard asked the same question of many little
Princesses. The little girl could not get over the fact that the guard thought she was
a real princess.” via reddit

41. #16
The parents who tattooed insulin pumps on their bellies so
their diabetic son wouldn't feel “different”
via blogspot

42. #17
The quick-thinking little girl who saved her mom's life by
slapping her with a piece of pizza

43. #18
The community that
came together to make
Caine's dream a reality
via vimeo

45. #19
And the police officers who
made blind 13-year-old Gage
Hancock-Stevens' dream of
being a cop come true
via millcreekmultimedia

48. #20
And every single time
anything like this
happened.

49. BELIEVE!
And Merry X’mas!

50. Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of
mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be
plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of
Christmas.
-- Charles Dickens

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52. ins
Inspiration from:
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/04/world/gallery/year-in-pictures/index.html
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/12/2012_year_in_pictures_part_i.html
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/moments-that-restored-our-faith-in-humanity-this-y
Pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shandilee/5196894990/
http://farm1.staticflickr.com/156/345725082_2f4c4db4a2_z.jpg?zz=1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesjordan/3070534443/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/life_is_good_pete/2131189403/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/orygynylphotography/4212698548/sizes/l/in/photostream/