Acknowledgments

What a journey this series has been. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen my life reflecting scenes from these books. Or how many times after I’d written a scene, that the Lord would bring a small lesson from the stories to help guide me along my paths.

I hope it’s been the same for you. I hope as you’ve read, that you’ve picked up little nuggets that might have given you a bit of protection from doubts during the storms of your life. Or helped to encourage you along on your journeys.

That’s the reason I write. With a hope that my stories will encourage, inspire, and help you see the extraordinary in the ordinary.

I have so many people to thank for helping me along over the past few years. From my very first readers of what was then called, The Journey: Leyna, Nancy, and Rhonda who told me there really was something to Alyra’s story. Along with others who joined in later in the journey: Randi, LaShaunda, Marianne, and many others.

I have to thank my family, especially my husband Bob, who encouraged me and made a way for me to pursue my dream of being a writer.

Thanks to my critique and author groups who’ve listened to chapters read and offered solid feedback. And to my editor, Kathy of Fix it or Nix it, who has read and picked at every last book in this series.

And a big thank you goes to you, dear reader, for joining me in this trek, through town and vale, all across Alburnium. For your gentle prods to get on with it and bring out the next book, to your kind, encouraging posts and letters that let me know my stories were making a difference.

I can’t thank all of you enough.

Blessings and Peace,

J.R. C.