Acknowledgments<br > I am grateful to all the people who thought I had a book in<br > me waiting to Come out. Also to those who helped get it ()ut.<br > .find special thanks to those who added to this effort from the<br > manuscript of your lives.<br > Roberta Croteau， who has championed a way for me and<br > Others to write， and creates avenues to make that happen. My<br > editors at Harvest House， Carolyn McCready and Terry<br > Glaspe); tbr their affirmation， belief， and skilled guidance.<br > kLichelle Pruett Pottebanm， who ) cars ago handed me a blank<br > spiral notebook and challenged me to write. My longtime<br > mates lira Weber， Mike Nolan， Bill Sinclair， Greg Seneft~ and<br > Reed Arvin who help push dreants into the daylight Wayne<br > Kirkpatrick， for his partnership in songwriting and an artful<br > heart that fuels the creative fires and friendship. Hardy<br > t~nPfuII， for the ex er-ralsed glass of enthusiasm and the beau-<br > piano arrangement of Wdlow s luUab):<br > I also Want to thank the publishers and song3vriters who<br > granted permission to quote from their songs and works. In<br >particular， Jason Christian of Harvard Universi~， Press for his<br >help ~4th the poetry of Emily Dickinson.<br > Myrtle Payne， m)， grandmother， who reads over my<br >shoulder now from heaven. And Bill and Oteka， dad and<br >morn， who have always thought there is very little I couldn t<br >do.<br >