To all my friends

I tried several times to post a response to a comment by a dear friend but can't seem to do it so I'll just blog a new blog.
YOU, my friends and family, give me something that cannot be fully described and cannot fully be named. It is that indefinable something that even the strongest must have to be complete and effective. Call it love, call it appreciation, call it acknowledgement but it is the thing that makes me able to go on and to do the things I must and the things I want to do.
I've been told I'm generous and understanding-well, you create the environment for all that.
Yesterday was the 3 month anniversary of JD's death. Today would have been his 67th birthday. Of course I've been sick all week. Emotion takes a toll.
But still, with a great deal of help from Phyllis, Steve, Jeremy and my darling Nancy I made the Bead and Jewelry Show in OKC and got the huge amount of very reasonably priced beads I needed to make my store a mecca for beaders in the area.
Several e-friends, Rory in particular, have pointed me to on-line resources for great prices on wire, chain and other necessities to make my store complete. Since the store and making stuff is a huge part of who I am and what will sustain me emotionally and physically (money!) in the coming years these contributions are huge.
Last night I got some wonderful news that I'm not yet at liberty to share broadly. But when I can there will be a post of epic proportions. I'm crying because I can't share the joy with JD. But the joy is here nonetheless.
Again, my thanks to you, my readers, my friends, my e-family and my local family. You are what make my life worth living.