During the past three weeks, I have received such remarkable care...from my knight-in-shining armor who still thinks of me as his bride...from my extraordinary children, each of whose unique skills and character traits have been a special blessing during this time...from my best friend who has indulged me with flowers, snacks, cards, decorating books, and middle of the night IM's when I couldn't sleep...from my loving circle of friends in San Antonio who have supplied us with scrumptious meals and everything else we've needed since my fall...from a faraway friend who sends bits of exotic teas.

Perhaps the biggest surprise, though, was a care package I received yesterday from some new friends I've never even met in person. We are readers of each other's blogs and we've carried on a bit of email and f-mail correspondence and a phone call or two, but that's it. This little box contained a lovely CD set, some fun homemade body butters and soaps, but the most fun of all was the T-shirt in the box, proving that these friends really do pay attention:

If you need to ask, you haven't been reading my blog long enough ;-)

Thank you SO much to Kendra and Lisa and their families, for the new friendships and the thoughtfulness.

(And if you think you've spotted Galt, do let me know.)

Labels: Books, Friendship