Dan

This is Dan. A self portrait. Not everyone sees it but there is a large Y in the background. Dan regularly hikes to the Y on his lunch break. He likes the time in nature and feels exhilarated afterward. This is something I can't do anymore, so he takes the kids and they hike all over the place.

Dan is so resilient. The poor man has been put through the ringer over the past few years while I have been in and out of the hospital and both of us have had several surgeries and yet he somehow still manages to land on his feet (we won't tell the Podiatrist) and keep a roof over our heads and food on the table. Clothing our children is a major accomplishment, as we have a teenage son who has grown so fast over the last couple of years, he's lucky to have any clothes for more than a month at a time.

Dan feels discouraged a lot, and really, who wouldn't? He is wonderful though. He is a father, a husband, a provider, takes his church calling very seriously (and it isn't an easy one by a long shot) and still manages to find time for us. I just hope he knows how much we love and appreciate him. I feel extremely lucky to have found him and get to keep him forever. Something many people never get the chance to know.

Christy