ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thanks to everyone who makes my work better:

To my parents, Dr. Franklin and Shirley Perry, thank you for telling me that I could do anything I dreamed of.

To my publisher, especially, Andrew Karre, thank you for catching my vision.

To my extended family, thank you for your support which helps me to keep working.

To my assistants Shaneen Clay, Alyxandra Pinkston, and Candace Johnson, thank you for being so on top of things and helping bring what’s in my head to paper.

To my dear friends, thank you for your friendship which makes me a better person.

To my teens, Dustyn, Sydni, and Sheldyn, thank you for working hard so that all your dad and I envision for you is becoming possible.

To my husband, Derrick, thank you for being my everything.

To my readers, thank you for trying out my work that hopefully will bless you.

And to my Heavenly Father, thank you for getting me to a new company that believes in my work and is helping me reach more young people for You.