Welcome to your new thread IB. I believe all of us are surprised at the response it illicited from both ourselves and others. It's my 'refuge' when I get up in the morning, and when I get home from work at night.
My hardest part is that my husband lives 80 miles away and in the past 5 months, have had 4 long distance ( email or phone) interactions. Period. It's hard to work on a marriage alone, but I guess that's what this is all about!
Congrats! You seem to be doing so well compared to when I read your first post. It's amazing what 'inner strength' we can call up when we really have to, isn't it.