Dear Reader,

Thank you for once again taking a journey with me to small-town Georgia. I hope you’ve enjoyed spending time in a new fictional town with new characters I’ve grown to love.

A Family for Faith was inspired while I was flying home from a writers’ conference. Across the aisle, and up one row, a dad sat by himself with a young daughter. He was trying to fix the bow in her hair and was not having any luck at all. I just ached for him and his daughter, wondering if there was a mom in the picture. But I was also touched at how gentle and persistent he was, and that he tried so very hard with that silly bow. Right then and there, I knew I had to write a story about a single dad with a daughter who was hitting an age where she really needed a mother figure.

So this book is dedicated to that loving father who was trying so hard. And to all of you out there who are raising or helping to raise children. May God bless you and multiply your efforts.

Thank you so much for reading my book! I love hearing from readers. Please tell me what you think about A Family for Faith. You can visit my website, www.missytippens.com, or email me at missytippens@aol.com. If you don’t have internet access, you can write to me c/o Steeple Hill Books, 233 Broadway, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10279.

Missy Tippens