Dale asks, "When was the time you felt most welcome as a ''"?

As I was welcomed, received, supported, included as a valuable member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and Davies Symphony Hall where I volunteer as well as by my younger son, sister and several old friends who quickly began calling me “Bertie” and using the correct pronouns. When I phoned my sister a year ago and told her I was coming for a visit and something big to tell her she was most relieved by my news since she’d prepared herself to hear I had prostate cancer or a brain tumor. Her reaction was “Is that all it is?” I learned that what you think is earth shattering, mind boggling news to others is much less important or heavy than you think. You’re not as big a deal as you think.