This page is to thank everyone who has helped me and my little girl in the last few very difficult
years. It seems now that the dark times have passed, or that we have been granted a reprieve.
Either way, we are enjoying better days.

To My Family - Mom, Dad and Chris & Amy, who are unfailingly generous, kind and non-judgmental.
They are the best people I know, and I'm just fortunate enough to have been born into their
company. Or in Amy's case, that she consented to marry my brother.
To My Big Sprawling Crazy Family - I owe everything to you.
To Matt - there has never been a better friend. Thank you for putting up with our eccentricities
and mood swings. You're my soul-brother and my first-reader.
To Katrina - You are passionate, beautiful and so extremely bright. I'm blessed to have you.
To Mikey - The real reason I went into teaching. You rock, kiddo.
To Bradley - for being an anchor.

There are many more to name, so I'm just going to list them. Janice & Joe, Karen, Erica, Kevin,
Monica, Mr. Fralin, Dominion, Amy R., Amber, Kris, Andy C., Dr. Burns, Todd V., Dana aka Jack,
Heather T., Catherine, Susan, Steve, Charlie, Veronique and my students, both at Paredes and
Porter. I imagine this list will just continue to elongate as the days go by.

My thanks also to Tiffany Davis, my beta reader, and to Lauren, for reading the story just as fast as
I could post it. That means more to me than I can tell you.

May you be blessed as we have been.