I don't know where in the world you came from, but I sure am happy to meet you!
You read the whole darn thing, and you're not even related to me...
Thank you SO much for the kind words, and I have to say, it made me sad/happy when I wrote it, and I meant every word of it. I have only just now began to go back in to the story after posting it last month, to "clean" it up. I was so relieved to get the thing out of my system, that I just walked away from it for about 3 weeks, and only last night went back in to begin my edits. I'm glad you looked past all the typos, etc. and still found it moving.
Thank you for the kind words and the follow kodisnip. You made my day, for sure...have a beautiful weekend, wherever you are...