357girl - thank you so much for your kind words--it helps more than you know.
Cats - thank you for your positive perspective. Perhaps that phone call was a strangely wrapped birthday gift from God.
Impurrrrfect - the perspective from an ra means a great deal to me. You understand something that I do not and your kind words are helping me get through today.....one day at a time, right?
Chicory - You don't know how badly I want to believe every word you said. I so hope that he knows that he is loved. And I pray that he reaches the point of surrender soon.
gentle hugs to each and every one of you who took the time to respond to my post. This "one day at a time" has felt like an eternity but your kind, warm words comforted me through a tough one.
Tomorrow will be a new day......a better day.... and again I will rejoice and be glad in it.