Thank You(s)

To everyone who is reading this, Thank You, for making this journey with me. What a comfort to know that I wasn't alone.  You all cared enough to listen to me.
I sat down to say "Thank you" to everyone who helped me get through this.  There are just too many and I will forget someone and right now I can't think straight. Thank you seems so minimal right now. Years ago Walt and I received a thank you note from good friends that I keep close to this day.  It was for an anniversary party that we had put together.  It took months of preparation and a whole congregation to pull it off (brilliantly, I might add).  The note included every aspect of the party from the food to the silly blindfolds we made  to keep the guests of honor in the dark.  But the note went on from there to include all of the reasons that we were loved by this couple.  This is the format I want to follow when I say the most important "thank you".
Thank you, Walt.  Thank you for all of the laughs and good times.  Thank you for your time, for always being there when I needed you.  Thank you for your strength and thank you for letting me see your weaknesses. Thank you for your loyalty and your trustworthiness.   Thank you for the flowers (for no special reason).  Thank you for bringing my coffee every morning. Thank you for taking care of yourself so that we could be together longer. Thank you for your positive attitude, even through the pain and discomfort you often suffered. Thank you for being a good provider and putting up with some of the crazy ways I wanted to spend that hard earned money.  Thank you for our beautiful children.  Thank you for allowing me to bring strangers into our home to study the bible and then joining in.  Thank you for becoming that spiritual man that I most admired.  Thank you for taking your leave with dignity and leaving me with the hope of seeing you again in paradise right here on earth.  Thank you for your smile.