Let me tell you about the most wonderful person I know.  Her name is Cathy.  Cathy cares about people, genuinely cares.  She connects with people on a personal level instantly.  Cathy plays a game with new people she meets.  She tries to see how fast she can find common ground.  It never takes longer than 15 seconds.  I don't know how she does it.


Cathy is kind and loving.  She does for others.  She listens to them, prays for them, and helps them.  She's completely selfless about it.  She has no agenda for herself, no self-serving ambition.  That's not to say that she lacks ambition or drive.  It's just that she would never let personal ambition get in the way of a good relationship.  She truly cares for others more than herself.


Silliness.  Cathy has lots of it.  She makes up songs and dances.  April Fools Day is her favorite day of the year.  She hides things so that people will find them at inopportune times.  She rearranges items for maximum inconvenience and hilarity.  She tapes shut the openings of frequently used items in a very inconspicuous manner.


Cathy is faithful.  She is full of faith.  Faith in God and faith in His Son, Jesus.  She is also faithful to me and our children, as well as the rest of our family.  And we have faith in her.


It's hard to introduce Cathy in a few paragraphs.  Most of the people who will read this already know her and could add so many insights into what makes her the best person I know.  I tried (and as I reread, realize with only modest success) to help you know her in those few paragraphs.  You'll just have to take my word for it - if you don't know her and you happened to meet her, you would love her.  I do.


Cathy has a few hard months ahead of her and I want to use this blog to keep her friends and family up to date on what's happening.  I've never been a diary keeper, a personal journalist, a blogger, or a facebook updater.  What I have to write is too important to keep to myself and too personal to put on facebook.  I guess this is my disclaimer that I might screw this up.  I hope not, because Cathy deserves the best words written about her and you deserve to know how she's doing.  So, I'll make some (hopefully) daily updates on what we know and we will all witness together, via the magic of the interweb, the Cathy's personal beauty and the power of our Lord to heal her.