Thanks to all of you at St. Thomas' for your prayers, support, and many kindnesses during my recent surgery and recovery. First of all, I must thank Nancy Lee and John for their prayers, emotional and spiritual support, and never-failing encouragement throughout this ordeal. From the first day that I told them of the need for surgery, they were both totally supportive of whatever I needed to do in order to regain my maximum strength. I cannot thank them enough!

Thank you to Tim who also provided so much emotional support in the days leading up to the surgery. he was especially supportive of my fears of losing my musical abilities and I must thank him again for the opportunity to perform with my daughter.

Thank you to Tim and John for being so willing to step in for much of the administrative work during my absence. They worked together to produce the service leaflets and announcement sheets each week and to help run the day-to-day office needs. Thanks guys!

A huge thank you must go to Bettina Hager for being so willing and able to step in as an office volunteer during August. She was so eager to learn and was an extremely reliable and knowledgeable support person while she was here. It gave me such peace of mind to know that the office was in good hands while I was away. Thanks Bettina!

There are many others I need to thank -- Esteban for his caring support, Nicole for making sure the bills were paid, Jim Mills for helping to answer phones. If I have forgotten someone, I apologize in advance! Let me just say thanks to all of you in the St. Thomas' community for your love and support!

I am slowly but surely getting back to normal. I will be in physical therapy for quite a while. I may not be in the office routinely Monday through Friday, but I am getting here as frequently as possible. I am also using the tools necessary to get work done from home. So many hugs to all of you! Thanks be to God!