1. FAMILY
Joe - for his love of me, and his willingness to accept me as a gay father.
Chrissy - for her level-headed, practical approach to life
Ada - for her dancing
Ethan - for his passion for reading
Elliot - for his love of music and sports
Oliver - for his connection to reality
Lisa - for her learning about mothering
Rodney - for his silent loving approach to marriage and famiy
Lyla - for her many talents
Eli - for his creativity
Caleb - for his smile
Teresa - for her bewildering acceptance of me as a gay ex-husband
Siblings - for their Taylorisms
In-laws - for their acceptance of me being a gay relative
Cousins & n&ns - for just living their lives
2. FRIENDS
David - for his love & acceptance of me, warts & all
Jeannie - for her angelic compassion for everyone
Dr. Pruitt - for teaching me about his racial challenges
George - for his creative love and love of learning
Marie - for being a close friend from a far place
Woody and Emily - for their heroic meeting of the challenges of their lives
Eric and Arno - for staying together
The singles - for meeting their challenges of sickness (Randy, Steve Dunn, David the Singer)
Leaders of Churches and Nations - for doing their jobs - when they do them well.
Chad - for paying the rent on time
Aritas - for continuing to meet the challenges of their lives
The Lavender Effect - for the ability to give to a worthy cause
Gamofites - for the chance to relate to others in like situations, and to help some of them.
3. SELF
For good health
For a functioning brain & a reasonable memory
For my knack for languages
For a comfortable place to live
For freedom, democracy, and the USA
For the peach tree
For books
For podcasts
For a cell phone that does so many things
For the internet - source of many subjects
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