I want to take a moment to thank all of my clients who have been extremely understanding and patient over the past few weeks.

Before the holidays I had to unexpectedly take a week off as my wife prepared for, underwent, and recovered from a very serious surgery that she needed to repair a life-threatening ailment. The support of close family was a big help as I cared for my wife and young son the best that I could. This, however, meant my focus was solely on family and almost not at all on work.

As things returned to normal coming out of the holidays, I began to fall back into the groove with my clients and their projects. That is, until this past Monday when my father passed away. Again, I was unexpectedly out of the office for an entire week while consoling with family and making necessary arrangements to memorialize an extraordinary man. For the second time in four weeks, I was putting my projects and clients on hold to attend to family matters for an entire work week.

This is not an apology. I believe family should always come before work, and I am blessed to work with individuals that feel the same way. That is why I am writing to express my gratitude. As difficult as the past few weeks have been, the understanding and concern expressed by those who choose to work with me have helped ease my troubles.

I didn’t need these recent hardships to realize that I have wonderful clients, I’ve known all along. But it did serve as a reminder. To those of you that have expressed condolences and exercised patience over the past month, I want to simply say:

Thank you.