[Steverino]

You never cease to amaze us with your prose-whether it be the crass get-to-the-point (read "in your face") posts that have us holding our sides from laughter or more serios matters that cause deeper thought and introspection.

The above posts reflects the latter and is lovely. A very warm wish for a Merry Christmas and the best to you and yours in the coming year. May your dreams be fulfilled in ways that help you to continue to grow as a human being.

'I will leave you with something my father told me before he died. “All you come into this world with is your name, and it will be all you take out”. My hope for all of you who have touched my life is to remember that. Merry Christmas, Valerie'

Perhaps Val, that is truly what one leaves behind is the personal lives that one has touched to help make this world a better place!