I was sitting at my computer this afternoon, reading the board and listening to the sound of a whirring fan.....and thinking...thinking about the man we all love and admire...the man who has made such a difference in our lives....a man who leads by example.....a man who has taught me more in the last five years about giving and caring and loving unconditionally than I ever knew or understood.

A man who has shown me that character and strength and goodness are still on this earth.....a man who has helped me tap into my inner strength when life has not been kind., when I wanted to give up and give in to the pain and the sorrow and the feeling of loss.

A man who has shown me that no matter what life throws at you, there is still joy to be found.....When I look at his beautiful smile and see the joy that radiates from his very being , I can't help but smile back.....

I find this man utterly fascinating and incredibly beautiful , inside and out......but its the inside that inspires me daily.....its his ability to rise above the ugliness and dirt of this world that has helped me to find peace in those things where I did not know peace could be found......a man who has made me realize that faith and trust in the one who fashioned us all works still and always will....

A man who by example has taught me that IGNORE when enemies come against you does work.....and my joy remains......

I have known more joy in this man and nothing and no one can ever take that joy from me......

Yes, like a spring time butterfly Clay has blossomed in full view .....never again what I once was, he made me wings brand new!