My Thank You Note

This is my thank you note. A note to thank those of you who have done so much, even when you have felt like it wasn't enough. This note is to make sure every person knows how much we have appreciated your love and support over the last 4 months- love and support that we needed more than we would ever know. 

I have an amazing support system of friends and family- people who have been there through it all, the good and the bad. People who have gone above and beyond their call of duty as a friend to be there for me, and to be there for my Dad- and for that I am so blessed. I have friends who pray and love my Dad not because they know him, but because they know me- friends who love my Dad for one reason and one reason only, they love me. We wouldn't make it without this support system. I wouldn't be as strong as I am, although at times I feel extremely weak, and I wouldn't be as secure in my faith without my support system. God has truly blessed me. 

From phone calls, text messages, Facebook message, emails, preparing dinner, taking Dad to treatment...the list goes on and on, we wouldn't be where we are today without amazing people in our lives, our amazing support system. Please don't think that you haven't done enough- because "just praying" is MORE than enough for us, more than we could ever want or need from friends and family. 

A friend of mine called me Friday afternoon, and by using the term "friend" I would be down playing our relationship, as this girl is more like family, more like a sister, and her phone call just touched me. She's been to family weddings in Brenham, Texas and she was the one who happened to call the day we found out about the tumor- she listened as I cried, she listened as I hurt and questioned God constantly for our new path, she has always listened. She has no idea the love I have for our friendship- a friendship that has moved past randomly meeting in college, to standing by her side at her wedding and proving to me that she is a rare person- a person who goes above and beyond for those that she loves. I'm so blessed. I'm so blessed with countless people like her in my life. People who call, and when I don't answer, understand that I'm just not wanting to talk that day, or people who text me a picture of their bracelet to let me know they are thinking of my Dad- these people have made my world a better place. This friend didn't know that I really needed to talk that day- I'm pretty sure I didn't really know that I needed to talk that day- but she called, she called just to say hi as she was driving to visit her parents, and it was that call, that talk that I needed to have more than ever that day. 

Some days I cry, other days I laugh, and sometimes I feel like I'm just going through the motions- but each day, each moment, I'm reminded that life is short and days where I get to watch tv, sit on the couch and talk to Dad about his day, remind me that these "little" moments have become BIG moments for me. So thank you, I thank each and every person who reads my blog and listens to me go on and on, each person who prays for Dad, each person who calls or texts, each person who has provided a meal or sent a card, and each person who has been there for us when we have needed it the most. I am blessed, I am blessed beyond what words can write, and everyday I'm constantly blown away by people and their kindness. 

Thank you. Thank you for being the support system that I've needed more than ever in my life, and thank you for loving me, my family and my Dad more than I could ever wish for.