*smiles back* I'm blessed to be your friend--thank you for your friendship as well.

I'd like to thank Mark for being an awesome, constant friend, brother and Twinnie. I know we rarely get to talk, or have any contact at all, but whenever we do, you are always the same wonderful, real person I first knew. That constancy really blesses me, and it is such to blessing to know that even when we haven't spoken in forever, it doesn't mean you didn't think of me. Your insatiable desire to grow into the man God has called you to be inspires me, and your relentless faith challenges me. You have never failed to encourage me when I needed it, and you have always been understanding and thoughtful of me. It touches me even when you simply use my full name, and your open brotherly love warms my heart. Thankyou so much for being awesome. Don't ever change. Love you, brother.

*teary eyed* I'm so not worthy of what you say, but-- but thank you.

Love you, Twinnie. Thank you for always being such a cheerful spot in my life.

Amen to what Aussie said!

You are. Thankyou for being the same to me.

I'd like to thank Calista for her lovely letters that always make me smile.

Awwwwwwwww.... I'm glad you enjoy them, dear. Thank you for writing back and forth with me.

Hear, hear!

*hugs each of you* I love you guys.

*smiles and hugs back* It's all true.

I have a long list of people, so I may not be able to get them all in one post.

Mac - thank you for being there, listening, and sharing stories with me. Thank you for watching out for me, and creating things; it's encouraging to me. *hugs* Thanks for being such a good friend to your Prof.

Andrew - for listening, and talking, and being eager to read my writing. Thanks for being there, and explaining things to me, and sharing essency writing and introducing me to Annie Dillard, Explosions in the Sky, The Gray Havens, and convincing me that I really do like Andrew Osenga music (it would be very sad if you hadn't). And awesome job on Anduin.

NemoTwin - Oh, Twin. Twin, Twin, Twin. Thank you for, er, everything? Thank you for being there, and letting me gush about lyrics and pictures and Doctor Who. Thank you for chatting with me, and telling me that I am loved and wanted, and adding some sanity to my impractical absentmindedness. ;D Thank you for encouraging me and giving me the occasional and needed smack to quit moping, and for believing in me. *hugs tightly* You are amazing, and you are going to do incredible things -- though you already do. =)

Katie - for doing my website, and chatting me, and telling me to keep writing even when I'm frustrated and wanting to quit. Thanks for being honest with me and nice about it, and for letting me pester you with a lot of questions. And for the bookses, too. Thank you for believing in me.

Mark - for discussing astrophysics with me, and making me laugh and being levelheaded. Thank you for letting me drag you into goofy discussions and projects and plots, and helping keep my head on straight. Bushy already said things very well, so I'll just add a thank you for being a good friend, and a thank you for reading and putting up with my rambles and nonsensical-essency self.

E - for letting me send you random emails of character docs, and for writing. You write stories worth telling, and I'm glad to have read even little snippets of them. We don't get to chat much (if only you had Gmail ) but I'm glad for the occasional chance that I get to talk with you. You always manage to make me laugh, and I'm grateful. =D

Jeremiah - for being a good brother, and giving Colin Hawkes a caterpillar, and for listening to my rambles, rants, and character...arguments. Our discussions encourage me, and I'm grateful. =)

AniGrace - for being so understanding, and gentle and encouraging. Our schedules keep not aligning, but reading your thoughts in various places has encouraged me and blessed me. *hugs*

Quilliemousse - for being so encouraging and positive to be around. You light up my day and make me grin. Thank you. =D

Airi - for being such an encouragement. Your emails and blog posts are refreshing, and even though we haven't chatted much recently, I enjoy hearing your thoughts. =)

Brendan - thank you for making me laugh. Every time we chat, I know I'm in for a good discussion and/or hysterical laughing. =D Thanks for being a good brother, encouraging me and pointing me in the right direction.

BushMaid - thank you for being a bright bit of sunshine. Your openness, honesty, and kindness draw people to you and even more to God. Thank you for being encouraging, willing, and open, and being cheerful and full of hope. You make people smile, Bushy, and I daren't imagine what HW would be like without you. Thank you for listening to God and loving people. *hugs*

Awwwwww! *hugs back* Love you muchly, Prof.
Thank YOU for letting me dump so many unfinished mounds of story all over you and not getting annoyed. Thanks for always being so glad to see me. You brighten up my day.
And thanks for letting me ramble and rant, and always being there for me. You're awesome, and I doubt this piece of advice is needed, but: Stay awesome!

I wish I was more of one and chatted more often.

*tears up a little* I was feeling low the other day because I felt like I wasn't a help to anyone, and that any help I tried to give didn't do anything at all. This so cheered me up, my dear Shawn. You are such a sweet friend to me, and I love you very much. *hugs*

*hugs back tightly* You are most definitely a help, dear Bushy. =)


*hugs Airi tightly* You are most definitely one, lovely. Honestly, I couldn't figure out how to say how much you've blessed me in words, and I'm frustrated with staring at the screen. I love you, big sis. =)


Aww, thank you, Mac. =D I'm always glad to listen, and always glad to chat with you. ^^_^^ You stay awesome too, y'hear? ;D

Aw.. It's always my pleasure. I'm so glad they are encouraging for you. *smiles* I'm very grateful to have you for a friend and sister. =) Thank you for listening, caring, and for sharing your interesting writings with me (even though I let them sit in my inbox entirely too long before I read them sometimes ). =)

I'd like to thank Jakorosin for being so friendly, understanding, and willing to talk. Our Skype chats always cheer me up and put a smile on my face. Thank you for encouraging me to write, and for being willing to read and give honest critique of something I've written (whenever I get the courage to give something to you, that is, ), and for making me laugh. Also, thank you for being so eager to talk to me - I don't get that a lot in real life, so when people do it online I'm shocked, but it makes me feel happy. So yeah, thank you, Joel. *hugs*

I'd also like to thank Kiev Shawn for always being available to listen to me ramble or rant; and for being friendly to the random kid who friended her on G+ and just started talking to her out of the blue. Thank you for your encouragement, and the kind compliments you give me, both on my writing and myself (just because I'm embarrassed when I get them doesn't mean I don't appreciate them... they do mean a lot, ), and for trying to cheer me up when I feel down. *hugs*

D'awww.... You're welcome, little sis.

Thank you to Aldara, who is wonderful because she helps out so much with organizing the prayer requests! She is truly a huge help! <3

Aww, sweet Shawnabeth. *hugs tightly* Even if our schedules do only align once in a blue moon, your sweet, cheery spirit is such a blessing to me whenever I see or think of you. Love you, little sis.

I'd like to thank Grace, for the loving, mature posts she brings to the forums. You have a caring nature, Grace, and the love you have for people comes through. Thanks for exhorting your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. *Smiles* I love you.

Hear, hear.

Thirded!

Heartily fourthed! I love you, Gracie.

And heartily fifthed. Thank you so much, Gracie dear!

Very much agreed. *smiles*

Seventhed! *hugs Gracie*

You guys... *has no words* Elanor's post made me blush in real life, and you sillies all agreeing... thank you. I treasure you all very much. *passes out hugs* I don't feel I deserve those things at all, but you are all so sweet. I love each of you so much.

*Smiles and gives Grace a hug*

*hugs Graceth*

You do deserve them.

I'd like to thank Caeli for all of the awesome Doctor Who pins on pinterest.

I'd like to thank Aubrey for giving me a delightful surprise in the mail yesterday! It brightened my mood considerably.

*hugs Graceth* You do deserve them. :)


*chuckles and smiles back* Thank you for the same. =) (And you do not so let them sit too long; that implies an expiration date! ;))


*hugs Renna tightly back* This cheered me up so much today, Teddy. :) Thank you for talking to me, for goodness sakes! Otherwise I would be short a little sis! O.O Thank you for chatting with me, and sharing your amazing writings, and being there to talk with. I love you very much. *hugs* ^_^ :)

*grins* All right, good.

*hugs Shawnabeth, Elanor, and Marketh back* Thanks, guys.

I'd like to thank Constable Jaynin and Renna the Blue for answering my annoying questions.

Annoying questions? What annoying questions? :O

*grins* I'm glad I could be some sort of help, Paz.

I'd like to thank Wren for listening to me ramble about various TV shows. <3

I'd like to thank my dear Alyssa for being such a sweet and lovely friend. I miss talking with you lately since we've both been so busy, but I think of you a lot and you're an encouragement to me. I hope we get to chat again soon. Thank you for being such a blessing! *huggeths tightly*

*huggeths her Nicole dear* Thank you so much. I miss talking to you too and I'm really clearing up my schedule for a good, long chat with you. Thank you for being a blessing too.

I'd like to give a very special thanks to Kaitlyn and Ryan.

Kaitlyn, I love your willingness, no matter how busy you are, to make time for anyone who needs you. You're an absolute sweetheart, and I love you. Thank you for all your help with the issues that have been going on recently. *hugs*

And Ryan is probably going to squash me into jelly for this, but...

Ryan, you're the awesomest ogre ever. I really appreciate how you jump into anything, ready to be of whatever help you can. You're so encouraging, and you can always put a smile on my face, no matter how down I am. And I don't expect you to say it back in public, but I love ya, bro. And, sorry, you can't escape a hug. *hugs* *then promptly lets go*

Y'all are awesome. Thanks so much.

*begrudgingly accepts hug*


You shouldn't have challenged me.

I love ya, Shorty. You are incredibly precious to me and care deeply for your well being because I see how valuable you are. And I'm going to keep on bothering you and looking out for you because you are my friend.

I completely agree with both these posts. You are both amazing friends, and you mean so much to me. Thank you.

I'd also like to thank Ryan for being there when I needed him, and following God's leading. For making me laugh, and cry, and learn new things. You are a man of God, and I'm glad and proud to have you as a friend.

I agree with Grace and Lizabeth. Ryan, Kaitlyn, you guys are amazing, and I'm proud to call you my friends. Thank you both so much for making me smile on so many days I felt more like frowning, and for always being willing to listen. Love you both.

ACK! HELP ME, THE WARM FUZZIES ARE ATTACKING!!!!
Thanks.

I'd like to thank Liza dear. I needed to unburden my heart to someone yesterday, and God brought you there. Thank you.

I'd like to thank Kaitlyn also, for being there, making me feel wanted, even when life is crazy.

And Ryan, for taking over the skype call thing and making sure it got big. I think it may well have died without you, and I know it's an enormous blessing to many people here, myself included. I'd also like to thank you for being a good friend--a good friend to laugh with, and a good friend to talk seriously with, a teasing friend and a loving friend. I appreciate you.

And Gracely, for the amazing talk tonight, for always being there, for loving selflessly, for...for...so many things. Thank you for caring, and loving, and making it so impossible to doubt that I'm valuable to you.

Love you guys, and I wouldn't be who I am without any one of you.

...to be continued. *has so many people he should be thanking*

Anytime, lovely, and I mean that. *hugs*