Acknowledgements

It has taken teamwork for the elements of this book to come together.

I extend these expressions from my heart:
First, I give honor to God for what He has done in my life during this season and how He has kept me. He has given me Beauty for My Ashes and given light to one of the darkest times in my life.

Tony Leaner, my awesome husband, you are my Love Line. You have demonstrated your love towards me over and over and over again. You are my champion who expresses excitement for what God is doing in my life, daily. You believe in me, stand with me and push me towards the gifts God has placed in me. Your love keeps me like a well-oiled machine. I love you.
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Mother and Father, my strong tower. Your union of 54 years illustrates to me what commitment before God means. I can stand up in my marriage because yours has been a living testimony of what strength in a marriage should be.

In memory of my son, Korey Leaner, a perfect gift from God—an inspiration for this book. Long ago I realized that you were my special gift from God. And now I have surrendered the gift back to God, for I realize that only God gives and takes life for His glory.

Pastor John K Jenkins, Sr. and First Lady Trina Jenkins, my Pastor and my First Lady I sincerely thank you both for your encouraging and uplifting words during my darkest hour.
Tara Perrin, a gentle and quiet spirit. Thank you. You were the first person to step forward and help me decipher the thoughts that kept running through my head. You typed as I dictated those thoughts for over a year—every Thursday night.

Beauty for Ashes Magazine team, all of you have helped me in writing this book and I thank each one of you. Tarka Strahan– who spent two weekends a way from her family writing as I listened to God speak the contents of the book; Laura Jackson who diligently edited this entire book; to Pat Jackson without giving of herself there would be no visual life to the words of this book, Ayannah Buford, who’s unselfishness lead to the appropriate image for this cover, and Jackie Abercrombie, who developed the web-site, I say a Big THANK YOU.
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