So when I was told about your death, I was in denial. I spent the better part of the day trying to find out if what I was told was a big fat lie! It wasn't - deep down deep I already knew that! I walked up on your porch - didn't have to even see your family and I broke down. You know me, sensitive as always! Anyways, Val, you and I met through a Sunday School classroom that neither of us really felt like we belonged. But we made the most of it and we put together some really neat programs for our kiddos. You were the first person I confided in about my divorce and my scare with breast cancer and my decision to undergo a crazy surgery. You were always in my corner! You also took me kayaking for the 1st time, so you had my heart then for sure! You shaped two young men who would offer to shovel out my driveway. You sent your husband to help me with frozen pipes. And Emmy, who has your heart!! We haven't seen each other in months and when I went to go get my 1st tat