Hello Kimball, This letter is in response to the awesome support that we have received since finding out that our daughter, Kate Stewart-James, has leukemia. The prayers, hugs, cards, visits, donations and gifts of labor that we have seen have been overwhelming. “Thank you” seems like such a small thing, but I don’t know how else to say it. We are so, so thankful to all of you for all that you have done. It makes an impossible situation much more bearable. Some of you know and I’m sure most of you can imagine how life-altering news like this can be. I don’t want to say devastating, because that implies a lack of hope. We are not there – we have tons of hope. There are people praying for Katy in Kimball and all across the country, and that is the greatest gift of all. But it most certainly changes your life and your list of priorities. My priority suddenly changed from worries about work to worries about my daughter. There was no question but that I would take time off to be with her on this journey. The community of Kimball has made both that initial shocking news and the resulting lifestyle change at our house so much more bearable through all the gifts of labor, friendship and love. Roger was going to fix a leak in our laundry room ceiling and found that our walls were full of mold. Suddenly, our house was full of people and building supplies to fix the mold problem before Katy came home. Help came from: Theisen Building Supply (Craig Theisen) Pat Messer Home Improvement Peglow Construction (Jason Peglow) Mark Hurrle Heid Brothers Harvesting (Peter Heid) Ryan Bolman Kyle and Anna Albrecht French Lake Curb Co. (Mark Johnson) CentraSota Sheet Metal (Jeff Bechtold) Kim-Built Propane (Jeff Orbeck) United Products of St. Cloud Bargain Buys of Kimball DuWayne Orbeck Theresa Reddeman Gordy and Heather Sullivan
