THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING, WITHOUT WHOM NEITHER my personal walk nor this book would have been possible:
God
Jesus Christ
Bea & Russell Costner
Mom
Dad
Patricia & Tim Looper
Charleigh Looper
Brian Looper
Sparkles
Ruby Amarillo
Tate
Alyssa Abraham
Ken Abraham
Lisa Abraham
Brandon Adcock
Chad Adcock
Gavin Akers
Heather Akers
Nancy Alcorn
Rhonda Alcorn
Betty Jo Alger
Pat Alger
Ryan Alger
Susan Alger
Chris Allen
Dr. Brian Allen
Patti Allen
Danielle Anderson
Tony Arata
Susan Ashton
Angela Atkins
Terry Atkins
Jeremy Babbs
Stephanie Babbs
Donna Baker
John Baker
Mary Baker
Tony Baker
Joe Baldridge
Rodney Baldridge
Cindy Ballad
Cathy Ballard
Jacob Ballard
Madge Ballard
Ralph Ballard
Rodney Ballard
Charles Barber
Lawrence Barber
Rhonda Barber
Darrelee Bare
Rima Barkett
Brian Barrett
Mallory Ballard Barrett
Kristi Barto
Norma Bates
Matt Baugher
Jason Bazon
Larry Beaird
Jim Beall
Ginger Beam
Vince Benedetto
Tom & Gayle Benson
Big Sexy
Emy Jo Bilbrey
Keith Bilbrey
Matt Billingslea
The Bob & Sheri Show
Chris Bochenek
Jenny Bohler
Collin Bokker
Laura Bond
Lily Bond
Willie Boozer
Brayden Boraczek
Elizabeth Boraczek
Nicholas Boraczek
April Bost
Evan Bost
Evans Bost
Stephen Bowlby
Barrel Boy
Anna Boyce
Michael “Verbs” Boyer
Clay Bradley
Connie Bradley
Heather Bradley
Jerry Bradley
Lisa Bradley
Matthew Bradley
Patrick Bradley
Helga Breyfogle
Casey Ballard Bridges
Cooper Bridges
Samuel Bridges
Ellen Britton
Jon Brockman
Darrel Brown
Jim Ed Brown
Sue Brown
Barbara Brown-Hill
Brian Brown-Hill
Jeff Brown-Hill
Marshal Bukovac
Sarah Buxton Bukovac
Brian Burgess
Carmen Burgos
Will Byrd
Ana Cain
Contessa Cain
Enrique Cain
Shawn Cain
Richard Calhoune
Ben Campbell
Tonya Campos
Capitol Hotel-Arkansas
Chad Carlson
Joey Carpenter and family
Lewis Carpenter
Aubree Carter
Bentley Carter
Joshua Carter
Noah Carter
Austin Casassa
Chris Casassa
Curt Casassa
Julie Casassa
Ryan Casassa
Bubba & Cindy Cathy
Dan & Rhonda Cathy
Jim Catino
Pastor David Chadwick
Nathan Chapman
Amanda Christianson
Ashlee Christianson
Carole Christianson
Paul Christianson
Paul Ciliberto
Lani Clark
Jake Clayton
Sue Ellen Coffee
Vickie Coleman
Brenda Colladay
Carroll Collins
Kendall Combes
Alanna Conaway
John Conlee
James Conrad
Jason Conrad
Josh Conrad
Julie Conrad
Sandie Conrad
Knox Cortese
Mike Coulatta
Julie Coulter
Country Music Hall of Fame
Chelsea Cowan
Connie Lee Cowan
Holly Cowan
Lew Cowan
Sierra Cowan
Betty Cox
Casey Cox
Sam Cox
Sandy Cox
Shelby Cox
Jan Craighead
John Craighead
Josh Craighead
Scott Craighead
Suzanne Craighead
Jazora Creviston
Tonia Creviston
Zailah Creviston
Rex Creviston III
Rex Creviston Jr.
Janice Cunningham
Rick Daly
Rob Daniels
Christopher Davis
Hasan Davis
Malcolm Davis
Patsy Davis
Rick Davis
Lee and Marylin Dedmon
Dana Dennis
Clint Devoll
Coy Devoll
Gentry Devoll
Jenee Devoll
Paisley Devoll
Stefani Devoll
Twila Devoll
Chad Douglas
Lia Douglas
Gene Dries
Dan Dugmore
Maura Dunbar
Becky Duncan
Caleb Duncan
Chris Duncan
David Duncan
Slam Duncan
Tyler Duncan
Victoria Duncan
Debbie Dunlap
Leah Dupree
Suzanne Durham
Tucker Duvoll
Elaine & Gary
Heather Elkin
Kevin Ellis
Brittni England
Chad England
Derek England
Diane England
Ernest Tubb Record Shop
Luis Espaillat
Renee Espinoza
Jaye Eubanks
Deborah Evans Price
Morgan Everett
Mark Evitts
Skip Ewing
BindyShay Fachin
Chele Fassig
Maureen Ferrante
Victoria Ferrante
Vincent Ferrante
Bob and Anne Ferrell Tata
Shawn Fichter
Barbara Fisher
Pete Fisher
Kasey Fitts
Pat Flynn
Christina Fontana
Joni Foraker
Craig Fortenberry
Somer Ballard Fortenberry
Carla Moore Foy
Joseph Foy
Kathryn Foy
Mark Foy
Marvin Foy
Sherry Foy
Charity Frady
Larry Frady
Marline Frady
Michael Frady
Peyton Frady
Tonia Frady
Treston Frady
Shannon Potts Franco
Amanda French
Jim French
Lisa French
Paige French
Phyllis French
Lisa Friday
Ms. Crystal Friday
Robert Friday
Ruby Friday
Rufus Friday
Tammy Friday
Thomasina Friday
Bessie Friday Hopper
Lorenzo Friday Jr.
Martha Friday Lowery
Lorenzo Friday Sr.
Tom Fritz
Kelly A. Fry
Maily Gainer
Scott Gaines
Jim Garbee
Kathy Garkey
LTC Jason Garkey
Natalie Garkey
Tyler Garkey
Dreama Gentry
Danielle Gentry-Barth
Carter Glenn
Dana Glover
Mr. Goldman
Jaymie Gordon
JoAnn Graf
Jim Graham and family
Grand Ole Opry
Brandon Green
Caroline Green
Ethan Green
Julie Green
Marv Green
Ryan Green
Steve Green
Vanessa Green
Amanda Grieves
Ryan Griffin
Allison Grimenstein
Marcus Guinn
Jody Lee Hager
Todd Haller
Marion E. Hallim
Butch & Debbie Hardie
Monroe Harding
Cole Hargett
Connor Hargett
Dawn Hargett
Tre Hargett
Ken Harrell
Brenda Harrington
Brent Harrington
Connie Harrington
Matthew Harrington
Russ Harrington
Cheryl Harris
Richard Harris
Caroline Harrison
Frank Harrison
James Harrison
Jan Harrison
Kevin Harrison and family
Tony Haselden
Governor Bill Haslam
Brian Hayes
Ron Hemby
Don Henry
James D Hicks
Wes Hightower
Lindsay Hill
Drew Hodges
Jody Hogshead
Julia Hollis-Alger
Zachary Horlacher
Chad Houser
Susan Howard
Danielle Huffman
Jerry Hufford
Donna Hughes
Trina Hunn
Sonya Isac
Darby Jackson
Josh Jackson
Nioshi Jackson
Justin Jackson & Paris
Carrie Jahnke
John Jarvis
JCPenney
Tami Jo
Kirk “Jelly Roll” Johnson
Kirsten and Blu Johnson
Tim Johnson
Gary Johnston
Rusty Jones
Sherry Jones
Sara Jouret
Sandy Judge
Sister Mary Justin
Karen Keely
Charlie Keever
Dorothy Keever
Barrett Keith
Cody Keith
Gloria Keith
Graeme Keith
Greg Keith
India Keith
Tanner Keith
Dowd Keith Simpson
Jack Keller
Amie Kelly
Becky Kelso
Debra Kelso
Lloyd Kelso
Reese Kelso
Gina Keltner
Mike Kennedy
Jack Kincade
Alex King
Bobby King
Caroline King
Jackie Lee King
Sherri Kinzer
Billy Kirsch
Cindy Kisamore
Drew Kisamore
Jacob Kisamore
Kevin Kisamore
Sean Klug
Shelby Klug
Sue Klug
Todd Klug
Coach Kraski
Mike Kraski
Jennifer Kummer
Shane LaCount
Chris Ladd
Trooper Eric Lamb
Senator Mary Landrieu
Catherine Lane
Don Lawerence
Susan Ligon
David H. Lillard Jr.
Rod Littlejohn
Brent Long
Jacob Lowery
Andrea Lucado
Max Lucado
Sharon Lucasi
Tony Lucido
Gary Luffman
Eric Lulow
Paula Major
Sarah Majors
Jim Mantel and family
Buddy Manwiller
Rick Manwiller
Marmot
Carol Martin
Cheri Martin
Cheryl Martin
Hank Martin
Mark Martin
Tony Martin
Pastor David & Elaine Mason
AJ Masters
David Masters
Anthony Mazza
Matt McAllister
Judge Cheryl McCally
Anthony and Keliea McCartney
Robin McClain
Scott McClain
Shannon McComb
Rick McCracken
The McCrary Sisters
Dawn McDonald
T J McEntire
David McLaughlin
Lisa Meijer
Merrell
Bobby Messano
Jo Dee Messina
Andy Meyer
Tammy Meyers
Sister Mary Michael
Bill Miller
Don Miller
Pat Miller
Tina Miller
Miriam Mimms
Marie Moffitt
Charlie Monk
Jamie Montgomery
Lisa Montgomery
Stacey Montoya
Melissa Moon
Travis Moon
Alex Moore
Amy Moore
Bobby Moore
Margaret Moore
Mark Moore
Joe Morris
Ken Morton and family
David Lee Murphy
Kimberly Murphy
Marcy Mynatt
Abbe Nameche
Anne Neilson
Blakely Neilson
Catherine Neilson
Clark Neilson
Ford Neilson
Taylor Neilson
Stephanie Nemec
Mark Nesler
Tauni Newman
Jeff Newton
Stephanie Newton
Suzanne Niles
Eva Nimark
Nita the Trail Angel
Alicia Null
Gregory Null
Pam Null
Jennifer O’Brien Enoch
Patrick O’Neil
Trish O’Neil
Brian Oakes
Aimee Oates
John Oates & Daryl Hall
Tanner Oates
Danny Orton
Greg Oswald
Jeremy Wayne Overall
Doug Overbey
Chad Owens
David Pack
Dave Pahanish
Brad Paisley
Doug Paisley
Jasper Paisley
Kim Paisley
Sandy Paisley
Zach Parolin
Debbie Parsley
Russ Paul
Larry Paxton
Buddy Peacock
Danielle Peck
Geoff Penske
Walter Petrie
LeAnn Phelan
Hally Phillips
James Phinney
Kathy & the Pie-O-Neer family
Jeff Pierson
Jackie Pillers
Andrea Poe
Meaghan Porter
T. Kareem Powell
Don Poythress
Jeanne J. Preisler
Gigi Price
Mark Price
Melvin Proctor
Ray Pronto
Eric Pruitt
Kathy Ramper
Windi Raper
Amy Rathburg
Red Roof Inn
Nicholas Reed
Rebecca Reed
Bob Regan
Brett Regan
Jamie Regan
Carol Reid
Jacob Reid
Doug Rich
Kelly Rich
Johnny Richardson
Keith Riley
Catherine Ring
Ethan Ring
Keri Ring
Tommy Ring
John Ritter
Cathy Robbins
Ronnie Robbins
Julie Roberts
Kenny Robertson
Mike Robertson
Jeremy Robinson
Karen Rochelle
Beth Roden
Scott Rogers
Mike Rojas
John Rolfe and family
Roper
Jeff Roper
Ryman Auditorium
Jason Saiz
Quannah Saiz
Seth Saiz
Tyler Saiz
Don Sampson
Lisa Sanders
Cynthia Sanz
Amber Saunders
Guenn Schneider
Aris Schwab
Scooby
Susie Scott
Heather Sczepczenski
Dan Semler
Wendy Semler
Joan Shannon
Tony Shannon
John Shomby
Julie Simpson
Isabel Simpson-Kirsch
Julian Simpson-Kirsch
Alison Smith
Cassi Smith
Gracie Smith
Graham Smith
Kristi Smith
Marcus Smith
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Southwest Airlines
Darwin Spain
Cynthia Sparks
Sandi Spika
Scott Splawn
Jennifer Stair
Brandon Stewart
Brittany Stewart
Christopher Stewart
Eric Stewart
Jonathan Stewart
Joshua Stewart
Kathey Stewart
Kenneth Wayne Stewart
Kenneth Wayne Stewart II
Josh Stites
DJ Stout
Emily Sweeney
Jesse Tack
LuAnn Tacke
Rob Tanner
Jeni Taylor
Bobby Terry
Tina Thomas
Brianna Thrasher
Kylie Thrasher
Mackenzie Thrasher
Sharon Thrasher
Travis Thrasher
James Tillman
Lauren Tingle
Debbie Tod
Keith Todd
Terri Todd
Troy Tomlinson
Tony’s Ice Cream
Lupe Tovar
Will Trapp
Jerin Truesdale
Josh Turner
Kristen Vasgaard
David Vincent
Virginia & Don
Debbie Vought
Jason Wain
Joe Wallace
Karen Warnick
Steve & Karen Warnier
Donna Warren
Kenner Warren
Marci Warren
Storme Warren
Topher Warren
Cindy Watts
Jim Weatherly
Matt Weber
Julie Wehner
Thompson Wells
Todd Wells
Sue Anne Wells
Joe West
Jonathan West
Kim West
Rick West
Zach West
Mike Whelan
Dazzia White
Decarlos White
DeMallon White
DeNya White
Kathy White
Lucille White
Mark White
Tawanda White
Gabe Wicks
Debbie Wickwire
Doug Wickwire
David V. Williams
Hank Williams
David Winning
Bill & Willodean Wise
Kerry Wolfe
Jill Wood
Glen Worf
Darryl Worley
Charlie Worsham
Cole Wright
Mark Yost
Alison Young
Amanda Young
Craig Young
Russell Young
Johnathan Yudkin
Zeke