ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A huge thanks to my family and friends for your continued love and support throughout this amazing journey. A special thank you to my husband, Patrick, for your patience with a wife who always has a deadline for something, lol.

To my agent, Natasha Kern, I’m grateful for your keen insight about all things publishing and for guiding my career in ways that help me to grow as a writer and a person. In a world where publishing is changing almost daily, you continue to educate yourself (and me!) by staying on top of everything. I’m also incredibly blessed to have you as a friend.

Janet Murphy, as we rock and roll along, always know that I appreciate you very much. The title of “assistant” no longer works. You are so much more than that! And you are a blessing in my life both professionally and personally.

Thank you to my entire team at HarperCollins Christian Publishing. You are all unique and wonderful and brilliant and creative and in love with books as much as I am. You are fabulous.

To Sharon Hanners. It is with love and thanks that I dedicate this story to you. Thank you for reaching out to me at a confusing time in my life when I longed to love a child who wasn’t even born yet. How blessed we are to share in a life that was gifted to us through our children and God. Grandmas Unite! We love you CJ. XO