Dear Dave and Irene,
After I opened up your e-mail, I sat “glued” to the computer and all the wonderful news about you, Irene, and just cried out of thankfulness for your GOOD NEWS. I sent it on to Leah, my daughter in Sacramento as she has followed all of your progress. You have both been such a blessing to me and to everyone at Monte Vista. Your friendship is very dear to me. I especially was blessed by Joanna’s writing in this e-mail.
Your book was wonderful and what an encouragement it has been to me. I visited Jim Smiley, the MV librarian, at the hospital last week and your book was lying on his bed. He pointed to it and said how helpful and encouraging it was to him. He is home from the hospital now but is so weak that he can hardly stand up. He wants to come back for several hours a day. What a Godly, loving man he is. He loves these students and in the past, he never missed an athletic game here.
I am so glad you wrote the book. You must be very proud of both of your girls for they wrote a lot of it too.
Much love and prayers of thankfulness,
Martha Price
