Rick, I can't tell you how much I appreciate this today. First of all - I'm delighted that you shared this beautiful submission on HHH. I adore your writing style and this story is absolutely brilliant!

And secondly ... I've been having a tough time lately, today is particularly difficult, and I'm sitting here in tears (the good kind) after reading this. It was truly heartwarming and a bit of soul food at just the right time. Thank you so much, Rick. This story is such a beautiful gift to HHH, to Medium, and to me.