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It somehow seems fitting that I write about Jim after writing about Mikel, even though Jim didn't ask for me to do it, either. The two of them have a lot in common, and I find it interesting to see just how well they seem to know each other even though they've never met face to face and have only known each other a short time.

Like Becky, I could write a novel on what makes Jim so damn cool. I wish that everyone could know someone like him, because having him in your life just makes life all that much better. He's one of those people I haven't known all that long, but I am infinitely happier that he's in my life now.

He's had his share of hard times, just like a lot of people, and while he could try and justify some of the things in his past, he doesn't even try. He's the kind of person who admits when he makes a mistake, and uses that to help others learn from what he's experienced. He's been in some dark places, and does what he can to be the light so others don't end up going there as well, or so others can get out of their own personal darkness. It boggles my mind to think of all he's gone through and not only survived, but come out of having reined in the beasts he's fought. He's like Mikel in that facing challenges only brings out more strength in him and helps him to come out victorious.

I can't express just how much I've come to love him. He has made me smile on more than one occasion when I've needed it. There have been times that I've felt like I was falling apart, but Jim's been there to make sure I stayed together. He's someone who's great to lean on, and you just know that he'd take any blows for you so you could be spared. If you need to be picked up, he's right there to do what he can, and I've taken advantage of this inclination more than once. Someday I will go and meet him and sample those cuddles I've seen that he freely and happily gives out. Of course, I might not ever let go.