Dude, that sounds really good! Glad you had a good holiday and glad the church message was right on (funny how that happens isn't it?). I'm glad to hear that you took the message internally, and didn't use it to pressure W.
Good job on keeping expectations in check. Keep going. Don't try to mindread (I see that in some of your messages)....it doesn't help, and you can really never know what's going on in their head unless they tell you. Enjoy the moments!